also, my book makes the example by sending me to localhost, and i had to install mysql, open DOS, and make a user name and pasword to be admin, (flush privileges) and my websites control panel has a MYSQL database menu, and inside it says designingonweb_com database:
and gives a bunch of tables and stuff... so i made this script out of theory, cuz the book doesnt say how to do it online..... so i assumed that www.designingonweb.com (host) has mysql database in the root, and went from there....

    someoneplease help!! i dunno how to get mysql to work online
    how do i connect to it... someone link me to a tutorial

      A suggestion...

      $connection = @mysql_connect("www.designingonweb.com", "fred", "48884888")  
      
        or die("Couldn't connect to Mysql database!");

      Check mysql.default_host via

      <? phpinfo(); ?>

      and replace www.designingonweb.com with that value.

        It says no value to most of the things including the default host... what should i do??

        Active Persistent Links 0

        Active Links 0

        Client API version 3.23.49

        MYSQL_MODULE_TYPE builtin

        MYSQL_SOCKET /var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock

        MYSQL_INCLUDE no value

        MYSQL_LIBS no value

        Directive Local Value Master Value
        mysql.allow_persistent On On
        mysql.connect_timeout -1 -1
        mysql.default_host no value no value
        mysql.default_password no value no value
        mysql.default_port no value no value
        mysql.default_socket no value no value
        mysql.default_user no value no value
        mysql.max_links Unlimited Unlimited
        mysql.max_persistent Unlimited Unlimited
        mysql.trace_mode Off Off

          Hi. As a guess, try replacing www.designingonweb.com with localhost, and of course make sure you are using your DB username and passowrd.

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