> >> I don't know where the error lays, in php, mysql or red hat 8. > >> But, I can't get my databased php-apps to work. > >> I am trying to run: > >> > >> apache_1.3.27 > >> php-4.2.3 > >> mysql-3.23.53 > >> redhat 8.0 > >> > >> What happens is that apache and php work nicely, but my apps cannot > > connect > >> to mysql. In IRM I get can not connect to database, and in phpgroupware I > >> get the the thing up and running, but can't add anything to the tables. > >> E.g. I can't add a to-do even if the routine runs normally, nothing is > > added > >> in the db table. > >> > >> I saw a suggestion on a mysql mail list suggesting symlinking mysql.sock > > to > >> /tmp but that does no difference. > > > > Can you connect to MySQL from the command line? With what user? > > mysql -u ADMIN -pADMINPW irm > mysql -u ADMIN -pADMINPW phpgroupware > > both work (command line access). Setting the user in IRM as ADMIN and the > password to ADMINPW I get "Cannot connect to database". > I once desperately thought I had forgotten to configure php --with-mysql so > I recompiled. No improvement.
What is IRM? What's the line with mysql_connect() look like? Make sure there is no @ in the line, as in @mysql_connect, which will suppress any normal error messages. ---John Holmes... -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
