Bug #52672 [Opn->Bgs]: selecting a MySQL database

Edit report at http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=52672&edit=1 ID: 52672 Updated by: aharvey@php.net Reported by: ahowe at frii dot com Summary: selecting a MySQL database -Status: Open +Status: Bogus Type: Bug Package: Session related Operating System: Windows XP PHP Version: 5.2.14 Block user comment: N New Comment: Sorry, but your problem does not imply a bug in PHP itself. For a list of more appropriate places to ask for help using PHP, please visit http://www.php.net/support.php as this bug system is not the appropriate forum for asking support questions. Due to the volume of reports we can not explain in detail here why your report is not a bug. The support channels will be able to provide an explanation for you. Thank you for your interest in PHP. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2010-08-23 01:13:16] ahowe at frii dot com Description: ------------ These statements will not return true on the mysql_select_db Is there something I need to do in MySQL to make sure the database is selectable. The connect statement works, the mysql_select_db statement fails. Test script: --------------- // $link = mysql_connect('localhost','vlf','vlf') or die ("connect problem"); $db = mysql_select_db('vlf',$link) or die ("false DB"); Expected result: ---------------- select the database from MySQL Actual result: -------------- false db ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=52672&edit=1