Php Hole

Patrick_Nolan

MySQL works fine, Apache works fine, and apache with php works fine. But when I try and do something as simple as this:

<? $connection = mysqlconnect ("localhost","root","theroot")
or die(mysql_error());
if ($connection) {
$msg = "success!";
}
?>
<html>
<head>
<title>PHP Test</title>
</head>
<body>
<? echo "$msg"; ?>
</body>
</html>

I get a blank page. Nothing shows at all. Not even an error message.

The mysql was from the MySQL website RPM's, Apache was already installed, and PHP was from source over what may have been an RPM. I'm running RH7.3.

Any leads would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

Patrick

BeastRider

Are you sure that this is OK

and that you don't need this?

<?php

to start your php code?

stolzyboy

<? most likely isn't the problem, since most server allow the short
hand syntax, however, you may want to check into using

mysql_connect

instead of

mysqlconnect

//notice the "_"

Patrick_Nolan

Syntax it was. Somethings never change.

Thanks.

BeastRider

true, tis an error, but don't you think that would have generated a parse error?

Pig

It could be a user defined function, and hence not a parse error.

ahundiak

It will generate an "undefined function" error if you have error reporting enabled.
http://www.php.net/manual/en/ref.errorfunc.php#ini.error-reporting

Patrick_Nolan

It is amazing how may hours you can spend on something and have it right in front of you the whole time. I've been able to hit the database just fine now. Thanks!