diff --git a/setup/migrate/steps/migrateDatabase.php b/setup/migrate/steps/migrateDatabase.php
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 419e195..82c34e7
--- a/setup/migrate/steps/migrateDatabase.php
+++ b/setup/migrate/steps/migrateDatabase.php
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ class migrateDatabase extends Step
     	$dbSettings = $installation['dbSettings'];
     	$location = $installation['location'];
 		$port = $this->util->getPort($location);
+		$socket = $this->getSocket($location);
 		$tmpFolder = $this->resolveTempDir();
     	if(WINDOWS_OS) {
     		$termOrBash = "command prompt window";
@@ -143,7 +144,11 @@ class migrateDatabase extends Step
 		$dbName = $dbSettings['dbName'];
     	if(!$manual) { // Try to export database
 			$sqlFile = $tmpFolder."/kt-backup-$date.sql";
-			$cmd = $exe.' -u"'.$dbAdminUser.'" -p"'.$dbAdminPass.'" --port="'.$port.'" '.$dbName.' > '.$sqlFile;
+			if($socket != "")
+				$cmd = $exe.' -u"'.$dbAdminUser.'" -p"'.$dbAdminPass.'" --port="'.$port.'" '.' --socket="'.$socket.'" '.$dbName.' > '.$sqlFile;
+			else 
+				$cmd = $exe.' -u"'.$dbAdminUser.'" -p"'.$dbAdminPass.'" --port="'.$port.'" '.$dbName.' > '.$sqlFile;
+			echo $cmd;
 			$response = $this->util->pexec($cmd);
     	}
 		if(file_exists($sqlFile)) {
@@ -162,7 +167,10 @@ class migrateDatabase extends Step
 		} else {
 			$sqlFile = "/tmp/kt-backup-$date.sql"; // Use tmp instead due to permissions
 		}
-		$cmd = $exe.' -u"'.$dbAdminUser.'" -p"'.$dbAdminPass.'" --port="'.$port.'" '.$dbName.' > '.$sqlFile;
+		if($socket != "")
+			$cmd = $exe.' -u"'.$dbAdminUser.'" -p"'.$dbAdminPass.'" --port="'.$port.'" '.' --socket="'.$socket.'" '.$dbName.' > '.$sqlFile;
+		else 
+			$cmd = $exe.' -u"'.$dbAdminUser.'" -p"'.$dbAdminPass.'" --port="'.$port.'" '.$dbName.' > '.$sqlFile;
 		$this->error[]['error'] = "The KnowledgeTree Setup Wizard was unable to connect to your KnowledgeTree 3.6.1 database.";
 		$this->error[]['msg'] = "Ensure that your KnowledgeTree Mysql service is running.";
 		$this->error[]['cmd'] = "Click <b>Next</b> after resolving the above errors.";
@@ -269,5 +277,27 @@ class migrateDatabase extends Step
     	$this->temp_variables['dumpLocation'] = $this->sqlDumpFile;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Return socket of the old installation
+     *
+     * @param location
+     * @return string
+     */
+    public function getSocket($location) {
+    	if(WINDOWS_OS) {
+    		$myIni = "my.ini";
+    	} else {
+    		$myIni = "my.cnf";
+    	}
+    	$dbConfigPath = $location.DS."mysql".DS."$myIni";
+	
+    	if(file_exists($dbConfigPath)) {
+			$this->util->iniUtilities->load($dbConfigPath);
+			$dbSettings = $this->util->iniUtilities->getSection('mysqladmin');
+    		return $dbSettings['socket'];
+    	}
+
+    	return '';
+    }
 }
-?>
\ No newline at end of file
+?>