Re: PHP unpredictable with connection to MySql

It's probably stopping due to an error, but no error message is being displayed. Make sure you try and echo mysql_error() to the screen to see if that helps. -Micah On Sunday 05 December 2004 06:53 am, Jamie Marshall wrote: > Can someone please help me? > I am running Apache 2 with mysql 4.1 and php 4.3.9 on windows xp home. > I have altered the apache config files as well as the php ini files I am > able to successfully run php scripts from my localhost. I also have > successfully installed MySql (knowing this as I can create tables and such) > However my problem is when I am using php to try and connect to mysql, > nothing is happening at all. The explorer window is blank. > Even when I am using tutorial scripts for beginners > One of the sources is at > http://www.freewebmasterhelp.com/tutorials/phpmysql/2) > and still does not seem to be connecting. > But I also successfully installed and ran phpbb 2.0.11, and that has both > ran and connected with mysql without a problem so this makes me think that > I have configured everything properly. > But whenever I am manually typing my scripts or even copying and pasting > them to connect with MySql absolutely nothing happens. So I have no idea > what to do or how to fix it. > The same problem has even occured when I have tried using Apache 1.33. > > I would appreciate any help anyone could give me as I am a beginner to all > of these programmes. > > Thanks in advance > Sincerely > > Jamie