Hi Jeff,
I am using Windows, but am a beginner. Here is some code I use maybe it
will help
I use this in my navigation pages:
<? include ("db_details.php"); ?>
<?
mysql_pconnect("$host","$user","$password")
or die("Unable to connect to SQL server");
mysql_select_db("$dbasename") or die("Unable to select database");
?>
and here is db_details.php
<?
$host="host.name.com";
$user="user_id";
$password="password";
$dbasename="database_name";
?>
By using the include it means if I go LIVE with a site I only have to change
one file db_details.php
The reason I don't do it all in one is that it didn't like "." in IP
addresses for some reason ( I think it thought it was the beginning of a
string)
On my windows machine my db_details would look like this
<?
$host="localhost";
$user="";
$password="";
$dbasename="database_name";
?>
You shouldn't need a password.
I hope this helps
All the Best
Lisa
-----Original Message-----
From: Jeff Oien [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2001 2:16 PM
To: PHP-DB
Subject: RE: [PHP-DB] MySQL Connect Problem
I'm on Windows 2000.
Jeff
> Jeff,
>
> If you are on unix/linux use the command id to see who you are.
> You can only use jeff in your connect string if jeff is a user in your
mysql
> database.
>
> If you are root when you are running mysql then you should probably set a
> password for root in the database.
>
> Wayne
>
>
> On Thu, 17 May 2001 13:20, Jeff Oien wrote:
> > > > Here is sample code:
> > > > <?
> > > > $connection = @mysql_connect("localhost", "jeff", "*****")
> > > > or die("Couldn't connect.");
> > > > if ($connection) {
> > > > $msg = "success!";
> > > > }
> > > > ?>
> > > >
> > > > This is on my machine only used by me. I also tried connecting to
> > > > IP address and 127.0.0.1 and it still won't work. Thanks.
> > > > Jeff Oien
> > >
> > > Are your the 'root' rather than 'jeff'? Did you alter the grants and
> > > apply the password? If not do you need a password for connection?
> > >
> > > Tim Morris
> >
> > To be honest I don't know if I am root. I know I don't need a password
> > to connect via the command line. I just type 'mysql'. I do have username
> > and password specified in the .ini file which I believe I set when I
first
> > installed it. What can I do from here?
> > Jeff Oien
>
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