#41910 [Fbk->Opn]: mysql_error doesn't return a string, just dumps output to screen

ID: 41910 User updated by: dan at novapulsar dot com Reported By: dan at novapulsar dot com -Status: Feedback +Status: Open Bug Type: MySQL related Operating System: centos4.3 PHP Version: 4.4.7 New Comment: Can log file settings be affecting the way this is working? I've tried this on multiple servers, and this seems simple enough to work, but yet it doesn't. Do you want a link to a phpinfo page on the server this is being run on and/or a copy of php.ini in a link? Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2007-07-06 15:43:20] tony2001@php.net /local/dev/php/4_4> ./sapi/cli/php /tmp/5.php Error on page: this.php -> You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near 'from nothing this is broken' at line 1 I don't see any problems here. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2007-07-06 15:37:17] dan at novapulsar dot com Sorry, early in the morning, I meant mysql_query(). ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2007-07-06 15:35:53] tony2001@php.net What is mysql_execute()? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2007-07-06 15:30:24] dan at novapulsar dot com <?php //connect to valid mysql server mysql_connect ("localhost", "user", "password") or die (mysql_error()); mysql_select_db ("mysql") or die (mysql_error()); /* db doesn't really matter because we're trying to raise an error based on an invalid query */ $strSQL = "select all from nothing this is broken"; $objResult = mysql_execute ($strSQL) or die (fn_Save_Error ('this.php', mysql_error())); /*i expect to see the string generated by the save error function, mysql_error() as a parameter. instead, the 'return' of mysql_error goes directly to the screen, instead of being passed as a parameter as it is documented*/ function fn_Save_Error ($x_page_url, $x_error) { if (strlen($x_page_url) && strlen($x_error)) { //output if debugging is on echo ("Error on page: " . $x_page_url . " -> " . $x_error); //save to db } } ?> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2007-07-06 09:06:51] tony2001@php.net Thank you for this bug report. To properly diagnose the problem, we need a short but complete example script to be able to reproduce this bug ourselves. A proper reproducing script starts with <?php and ends with ?>, is max. 10-20 lines long and does not require any external resources such as databases, etc. If the script requires a database to demonstrate the issue, please make sure it creates all necessary tables, stored procedures etc. Please avoid embedding huge scripts into the report. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The remainder of the comments for this report are too long. To view the rest of the comments, please view the bug report online at http://bugs.php.net/41910 -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=41910&edit=1