diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index d5101d5..7832e33 100644
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -295,15 +295,23 @@ if [ -f "$PHP_INI_PATH" ]; then
     sed -i 's/;*log_errors = .*/log_errors = On/' "$PHP_INI_PATH"
 fi
 
+if [ "$DISTRO_FAMILY" = "debian" ]; then
+    DB_SOCKET="/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock"
+else
+    DB_SOCKET="/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock"
+fi
+
 cat > "$WEBROOT/db_config.php" << EOF
 <?php
 \$db_host = 'localhost';
 \$db_user = 'root';
 \$db_pass = '$DB_PASSWORD';
 \$db_name = 'ALTCor';
+\$db_socket = '$DB_SOCKET';
 
 define('OFFICE', '/usr/bin/libreoffice');
 define('DB_CHARSET', 'utf8mb4');
+define('DB_SOCKET', '$DB_SOCKET');
 ?>
 EOF