Re: Connection error

On Friday 19 April 2002 18:29, Ciprian Trofin wrote: > > Bisexuality doubles the chance of getting a date. > > Hi All! > In order to make my job easy, a choose the following approach: > > settings.php > <? > $dbserver = 'server'; > $dbname = 'name'; > $dbpass = 'password'; > ?> > > main_file.php > <? > include "settings.php"; > @mysql_connect($dbserver,$dbname,$dbpass) or die ("Error"); > ?> > > On the test machine (Windows 98, PHP Triad 221 - PHP 4.1.0) it > works; when I put the project online, it doesn't (the "Error" message shows > up). If I don't use this approach and, in main_file.php, I use the line: > @mysql_connect('server','name','pass') or die > ("Error") > the sistem works. > > What's the problem ? Always check for errors. Use mysql_error() to see what the error is. Also try connecting to mysql from the shell/command-line. -- Jason Wong -> Gremlins Associates -> www.gremlins.com.hk Open Source Software Systems Integrators * Web Design & Hosting * Internet & Intranet Applications Development * /* It isn't easy being the parent of a six-year-old. However, it's a pretty small price to pay for having somebody around the house who understands computers. */