Re: [PHP-DB] mysql_connect() Help

2008-03-08 Thread Jon L.
Since you seem to want to handle the errors yourself, you may try using the @ operator on the mysql functions. It'll silence any errors or warning that the functions might usually generate; but, of course, you'll be left to test for errors yourself. $link =

Re: [PHP-DB] mysql_connect() Help

2008-03-08 Thread Manysh
Thanks for your input, Jon. Few more observations... Yes, I have PHP+Apache+MySQL installed for private use. I am just trying to connect to the database successfully first and will create other users when I make a successful connection. I made the changes as below and still cannot connect to the

Re: [PHP-DB] mysql_connect() Help

2008-03-08 Thread Matt Anderton
Manysh -- maybe you missed the MySQL extension installation? 2nd or 3rd screen in the setup process there is a list of extensions -- none of them are installed by default. Your manual method of creating the 'ext' directory is a step in the right direction, but you probably have a missing

Re: [PHP-DB] mysql_connect() Help

2008-03-08 Thread Jon L.
Sorry. I can't really help you with server and PHP installation and configuration issues. I use XAMPP w/ a separate installation of MySQL. http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp.html But, find the following in your php.ini: extension_dir=... extension=php_mysql.dll You may already have an ext/

Re: [PHP-DB] mysql_connect() Help

2008-03-08 Thread Manysh
Matt - you're right! I did the manual install and its partially working now. I say partially because it works fine when I run it from the command window however when I run it from the web browser I get a blank page. I restarted Apache but that didn't help. The script is pasted below. Am I missing

Re: [PHP-DB] mysql_connect() Help

2008-03-08 Thread Matt Anderton
httpd.conf should have something like this: PHPIniDir C:/Program Files/PHP/ LoadModule php5_module C:/Program Files/PHP/php5apache2.dll AddType application/x-httpd-php .php ... but all that should have been taken care of by the PHP installer. -- matt On Sat, Mar 8, 2008 at 9:16 PM, Manysh

Re: [PHP-DB] mysql_connect() Help

2008-03-08 Thread Manysh
Awesome... that worked! The PHPIniDir was pointing to my earlier installation. Thanks Matt and Jon! Your help is much appreciated. Jon, thanks for sending the script. Manysh On Sat, Mar 8, 2008 at 9:57 PM, Matt Anderton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: httpd.conf should have something like this: