PDO class

[numerical25]

Im reading a book that says I can use the PDO class to connect mysql databases. But Dreamweaver doesnt recognize the class when I type it in. plus when i put this script in

<?php $con = new PDO('localhost', $root,$password); ?>

I get this error

Fatal error: Uncaught exception 'PDOException' with message 'invalid data source name' in C:\Program Files\EasyPHP 2.0b1\www\pimpmysite\head.php:10 Stack trace: #0 C:\Program Files\EasyPHP 2.0b1\www\pimpmysite\head.php(10): PDO->__construct('localhost', $root, $password) #1 C:\Program Files\EasyPHP 2.0b1\www\pimpmysite\about_me.php(1): include('C:\Program File...') #2 {main} thrown in C:\Program Files\EasyPHP 2.0b1\www\pimpmysite\head.php on line 10

[NogDog]

See Example #1 on the pdo::__construct() manual page for an example MySQL DSN string.

[numerical25]

can i use localhost instead of the ip for host ?

[numerical25]

$con = new PDO('mysql:dbname=pimpmysite;host=localhost','root',$pass);