I tried your code and got this:
Warning: Can't connect to MySQL server on 'localhost'
Also tried ip address of my machine. So at least maybe that narrows
down the problem.
Jeff Oien
> 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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