Help!

I have just switched to slackware 9.1 for the first time, and impressed i am
too with the speed of it.
However i have been used to using distros that setup apache, mod_php and
mysql pretty much automatically - the way i want.

When i installed slackware i pretty much installed everything, so apache,
php and mysql is in there, i just need to know how to get them working in
harmony...

1. How do i enable mod_php in apache? does mod_php exist?
2. How do i get mysql to work? i currently get complaints about 'cannot
connect to local mysql server through socket /../..mysql.sock'.

These might sound like dumb questions, but as i said i am used to using
'easy' distros. I am on a tight time sched, so dont have time to wade
through manuals.

any help would be gratefully appreciated

cheers
David