#50263 [NEW]: mysql_connect does not accept localhost

From: dominique at ottello dot net Operating system: Windows XP PHP version: 5.3.1 PHP Bug Type: MySQL related Bug description: mysql_connect does not accept localhost Description: ------------ Hello, mysql_connect does not works if host is localhost, correct if host is 127.0.0.1 In the exemple below : $db_host = "localhost"; //Does not work $db_host = "127.0.0.1"; //Works No problem with version 5.3.0. Best regards Reproduce code: --------------- function __construct($db_host, $db_username, $db_password, $db_name) { $this->link_id = mysql_connect($db_host, $db_username, $db_password); if ($this->link_id) { if (@mysql_select_db($db_name, $this->link_id)) return $this->link_id; else error('Impossible de se connecter à la base de données. MySQL dit : '.mysql_error(), __FILE__, __LINE__); } else error('Impossible de se connecter au serveur MySql. MySQL dit : '.mysql_error(), __FILE__, __LINE__); } Expected result: ---------------- Connecting to data base -- Edit bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=50263&edit=1 -- Try a snapshot (PHP 5.2): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=50263&r=trysnapshot52 Try a snapshot (PHP 5.3): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=50263&r=trysnapshot53 Try a snapshot (PHP 6.0): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=50263&r=trysnapshot60 Fixed in SVN: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=50263&r=fixed Fixed in SVN and need be documented: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=50263&r=needdocs Fixed in release: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=50263&r=alreadyfixed Need backtrace: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=50263&r=needtrace Need Reproduce Script: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=50263&r=needscript Try newer version: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=50263&r=oldversion Not developer issue: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=50263&r=support Expected behavior: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=50263&r=notwrong Not enough info: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=50263&r=notenoughinfo Submitted twice: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=50263&r=submittedtwice register_globals: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=50263&r=globals PHP 4 support discontinued: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=50263&r=php4 Daylight Savings: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=50263&r=dst IIS Stability: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=50263&r=isapi Install GNU Sed: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=50263&r=gnused Floating point limitations: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=50263&r=float No Zend Extensions: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=50263&r=nozend MySQL Configuration Error: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=50263&r=mysqlcfg