[Resolved] Unable to connect to DB

blaster_master

Did a couple searches but couldn't find my exact case.

Here's the error I get:
Could not connect: Client does not support authentication protocol requested by server; consider upgrading MySQL client

I have PHP4, Apache 1.3.xx and MySQL 4.1.something (the latest ver).
I wrote a simple code (I actually didn't, just used an already written one from an online tutorial, but made the necessary corrections, so no worries about that...).
What I haven't done is altering php.ini (and that's the recommended ver). PHP and Apache work fine for php pages that don't use database.

thnx if you do help...

Frederick

Questions:
1. What operating system are you using?
2. Can you post your connectivity code here?

blaster_master

i use win xp hom ed.

and here's the code:

<?php
$link = mysql_connect("localhost", "**", "***")
or die('Could not connect: ' . mysql_error());
echo 'Connected successfully';
mysql_select_db('my_db') or die('Could not select database');

$query = 'SELECT * FROM my_table';
$result = mysql_query($query) or die('Query failed: ' . mysql_error());

echo "<table>\n";
while ($line = mysql_fetch_array($result, MYSQL_ASSOC)) {
echo "\t<tr>\n";
foreach ($line as $col_value) {
echo "\t\t<td>$col_value</td>\n";
}
echo "\t</tr>\n";
}
echo "</table>\n";

mysql_free_result($result);

mysql_close($link);
?>

Frederick

Your missing one variable in your connection:
$link

$link = mysql_connect("localhost","username","password") or die ("Could Not Connect to MySQL");
mysql_select_db("db_name",$link) or die ("Could not Connect to Database");

Also, you are not using mysql_pconnect() for your connection so you do not need mysql_close().

In your while loop, you do not need MYSQL_ASSOC

while ($line = mysql_fetch_array($result)) {

You do not need to break up your $line into a foreach statement.

foreach ($line as $col_value) {

Just use:

echo $line["fieldname"]."<br>";

So to sum it all up:

$link = mysql_connect("localhost","username","password") or die ("Could Not Connect to MySQL");
mysql_select_db("db_name",$link) or die ("Could not Connect to Database");

echo "<table>\n";
$sql = mysql_query("SELECT * FROM tablename ORDER BY fieldname") or die (mysql_error());
while ($row = mysql_fetch_array($sql)) {
    echo "<tr>\n";
    echo "<td>".$row["fieldname"]."</td>\n";
    echo "</tr>\n";
}
echo "</table>\n";

blaster_master

Could Not Connect to MySQL

maybe something i need to configure?

and by da way, thnx frederick for the help. i need to master the basics by the end of dec, and damn, i still can't connect to my db! :bemused:

blaster_master

found the soln:
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/mysql/en/Old_client.html

SOLVED!!