Re: Setting up a web server wit Redhat 7.3

In article <016101c2656c$a8a84ab0$0300000a@petergoggin>, pgoggin@smartchat.net.au says... > I dont know if this is the right list. > I have installed the php-mysql package and can now connect to the database. > There is however error which I do not undertand. > > Warning: No MySQL-Link resource supplied in > /usr/local/www/vantweststamps/databaselogin.php on line 15 > Connected successfully > ,Line 15 is > mysql_close(); mysql_close needs to be given the result identifier of the connection you want to close, as mysql_close($result1); > > > If I then go on top use a page which requires the database connection I get: > Warning: Supplied argument is not a valid MySQL result resource in > /usr/local/www/vantweststamps/stampconditionlist.php on line 39 > Line 39 is: > if ($row= mysql_fetch_array($result)) This is an indication that your sql query failed, probably because of malformed sql. Try using mysql_error() after the call asking the query; you may also need to echo your actual query to see where the problem lies. > > These pages all work without error on my win98 machine with apache, mysql > and php. > > Is there any documentation which lists all of these error conditions and > suggests ways of solving them? I think the second is included in the FAQ page at php.net. The first error does indicate that something is missing, and a look at the manual will show that the particular function does expect an argument. Cheers -- David Robley Temporary Kiwi! Quod subigo farinam