Call to undefined function: error()

satch174

Ok, i'm totally new at this and stuck already. Trying to use a script that shows visitor statistics, but i get the message Call to undefined function: error() .... at line 26.

part of the script:

include('param.inc.php');

function dbConnect()

{
global $mysql_host, $mysql_user, $mysql_pass, $mysql_db;
@mysql_connect("$mysql_host","$mysql_user","$mysql_pass") or error( mysql_error() );
mysql_select_db( $mysql_db );
}

What the hell does this message mean??? PLEASE HELP THIS PHP NEWBIE!!

leatherback

Hi,

It means that the function which is used on line 26 of the script (In the error should also be a line telling you which file is using it) doesn't exist.

If you post the section which creates the error, we may be able to give some more usefull answer.
(Please post a 20-line section which holds line 26).

Use
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[ / p h p ] tags around your code: It will create the fancy highlighting which you see on so many pages here. (Oh, without the spaces of course.)

satch174

Fatal error: Call to undefined function: error() in c:\apache\htdocs\statistiek\indexlog.php on line 26

so the script is indexlog.php ? write ?

This is indexlog.php:

<?

include('param.inc.php');


function dbConnect()
{
	global $mysql_host, $mysql_user, $mysql_pass, $mysql_db;
	@mysql_connect("$mysql_host","$mysql_user","$mysql_pass") or error( mysql_error() );
	mysql_select_db( $mysql_db );
}



function showfooter() {
require( './param.inc.php');
?>
<table width='<? echo $tablewidth ?>' bgcolor='#ffffff'><tr>
<td align=right><img src='./images/doc.gif' width=12 height=12 border=0 hspace=2><font face='verdana' size=1>Powered By - <a href='http://counter.gonafish.com/' target='_blank'>CounterCaffe</a></font></td></tr>
</table>
</center></html></body>
<?
}



function showheader($title) {
require( './param.inc.php');
$today = date ("Y-m-d");
?>
<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2 Final//EN">
<HTML><HEAD><TITLE><? echo $title ?></TITLE>
<STYLE TYPE="text/css">;
.text12 { font-size: 12pt; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif };
.text11 { font-size: 11pt; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif };
.text10 { font-size: 10pt; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif };
.text9 { font-size: 9pt; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif };
.text8 { font-size: 8pt; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif };
.text7 { font-size: 7.5pt; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif };
.standard {font-size: 10 pt; font-family: Verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif};
.midd {font-size: 9 pt; font-family: Verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif};
.small {font-size: 8 pt; font-family: Verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif};
a:link, a:visited {
 color: green;
 text-decoration: underline;
 font-weight: ;
}
a:hover, a:active {
 color: black;
 text-decoration: underline;
 font-weight: bold;
}
</style>
</HEAD>
<BODY BGCOLOR="#ffffff">
<center>
<table width='<? echo $tablewidth ?>' border='0' cellspacing='0' cellpadding='3'  bgcolor='#FFFFFF'>
<tr><td width='50%' align='left'><img src='./images/<? echo $sitelogo ?>' border='0'></td>
<td width='50%' align='center'>
<font size='1' face='arial' color='#000000'><font size='3'><b><? echo $sitename ?></b></font><br><a href="<?=$PHP_SELF;?>?date1=<? echo $today ?>">Home</a> | <a href="<?=$PHP_SELF;?>?go=report">Report</a> | <a href="<?=$PHP_SELF;?>?go=createdb">CreateDB</a> |  <a href="<?=$PHP_SELF;?>?go=createtable">CreateTable</a>  | <a href='<? echo $logout ?>'>Log Out</a></font>
</td></tr></table>
<?
}

leatherback

hi,

Iam not sure,

But I think replacing error in line:
@mysql_connect("$mysql_host","$mysql_user","$mysql_pass") or error( mysql_error() );

with die

should help.

satch174

Well, that doesn't seem to help. If i change both "error" into "die" the error message stays the same, except the word error is now replaced with "die". If i change 1 of the errors, the message stays the same. If i change the other "error" into "die" my access suddenly gets denied...

Was worth the try though, THX

laserlight

the function error() doesnt exist unless you define it.

Using die(), it should then be:

function dbConnect()
{
	global $mysql_host, $mysql_user, $mysql_pass, $mysql_db;
	@mysql_connect($mysql_host, $mysql_user, $mysql_pass)
		OR die(mysql_error());
	mysql_select_db($mysql_db);
}

satch174

Well, if i do that, the message becomes: Access denied for user: 'donald@localhost' (Using password: YES) and i can't go further ?? Ideas?? I FEEL SO NEWBIE!!

laserlight

then you have to check your database username and password.

Is your database on the localhost?

satch174

The database is indeed on the localhost. These are the settings for passwords ed.

<?
$mysql_host = "localhost";
$mysql_user = "donald";
$mysql_pass = "donald";
$mysql_db = "db1";

$sitename = "mijnpagina";
$sitelogo = "yourlogo.gif";
$PHP_SELF="indexlog.php";
$siteurl= "localhost/statistiek";
$limit = 20;
$tablewidth = "600";
$tableborder = "1";
$logout = "http://localhost/statistiek";

$adminname= "goofy";
$adminpass = "goofy";

laserlight

I cant really "diagnose" the problem further with the given information, sorry.

You'll just have to wait for someone with an idea, provide more info, or attempt to debug it yourself, which is best.

satch174

Thanx for trying ... still working on it!