mysql_connect can't connect but no error output.

kachung

Hi,

I am new in php and mysql. Most tutorials that I found on the web use "mysql_connect" to connect to the mysql database. But in my case it just doesn't work.

Below is the code that I've got:

I would expect the output of this would be:

However, all I got is:

Nothing else. Running the file in the shell with "php test.php" gives me the expected output.

I am sure the installations of php and mysql are fine because phpMyAdmin works without a single problem. They are both included in the fedora core 2 distribution.

"php --version" gives me:

PHP 4.3.8 (cgi) (built: Jul 16 2004 09:23:33)
Copyright (c) 1997-2004 The PHP Group
Zend Engine v1.3.0, Copyright (c) 1998-2004 Zend Technologies

"mysql --version" gives me:
mysql Ver 11.18 Distrib 3.23.58, for redhat-linux-gnu (i386)

Thanks for your help!!!

Tim

akillez

Do you use http://localhost/test.php or http://127.0.0.1/test.php when you point your browser to the page?

Roger_Ramjet

Sounds like the same problem I'm having. Spent ages hacking the 'standard' connection scripts about trying to find my error. Had all sorts of screen output, including my embedded error messages for connection failure. It never occurred to me that the <?php tags were being ignored. Only realised when I viewed the source in the browser and saw <?php in the middle of the html. - My ISP had set up MySQL with phpMyAdmin, but not updated my config and ini files to parse the php tags.

Not saying that this is your problem - don't even know if you are using a host or running on your local machine. Just sounds like my problem, and its one of those that is so obviouse but you never think to look.

kachung

Originally posted by akillez
Do you use http://localhost/test.php or http://127.0.0.1/test.php when you point your browser to the page?

Yes. I am running Apache in my linux box (fedora core 2) and as I said phpMyAdmin runs perfectly fine. I am sure <?php tag is parsed and

<?php
printf("hello");
?>

runs fine.

My problem is just with mysql_connect (at this stage though, i am afraid)

Tim