Re: problem in connecting to mysql from php

On 13 June 2011 13:26, C0mf0rtably Numb <08.kushal@gmail.com> wrote: > Okay. I tried using that too. If I run this: > <?php > $link = mysql_connect('localhost', 'root', > > 'Password123'); > if (!$link) { >    die('Could not connect: ' . mysql_error()); > } > echo 'Connected successfully'; > mysql_close($link); > ?> > > I get the error: *Fatal error*: Call to undefined function mysql_connect() > in *C:\Program Files\Apache Software Foundation\Apache2.2\htdocs\a.php* on > line *2 > > *I think there is something wrong with my configuration. > > On Mon, Jun 13, 2011 at 6:00 PM, mrfroasty <mrfroasty@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Your error message is about class not found.That means there is no class >> named "MySQLi".Please use a textbook with online manual >> http://www.php.net/manual/en/ref.mysql.php >> >> On 06/13/2011 02:08 PM, C0mf0rtably Numb wrote: >> > Hello everyone, >> > >> > I am in the process of learning php and I was trying to connect to a >> mysql >> > database on my own computer(localhost). I have done the following as >> > prerequisites: >> > >> > copied the dll files in system32 >> > removed the semicolon(;) from extension=php_mysqli.dll >> > >> > In spite of doing the above when I try to run the following : >> > >> > <?php >> > $db = new MySQLi('localhost', 'root', 'Password123', >> > 'test'); >> > $sql = 'SELECT * FROM a123'; >> > $result = $db->query($sql); >> > >> > while($row = $result->fetch_object()) { >> >     echo '<div>' . $row->name . '</div>'; >> > } >> > >> > $db->close(); >> > ?> >> > >> > I get the error: *Fatal error*: Class 'MySQLi' not found in *C:\Program >> > Files\Apache Software Foundation\Apache2.2\htdocs\a.php* on line *2 >> > >> > *Please guide me as to how can I get rid of this error? >> > >> > Regards, >> > Kushal >> > >> >> >> -- >> Extra details: >> OSS:Gentoo Linux >> profile:x86 >> Hardware:msi geforce 8600GT asus p5k-se >> location:/home/muhsin >> language(s):C/C++,PHP,SQL,HTML >> Typo:40WPM >> url:http://www.mzalendo.net >> url:http://www.zanbytes.com >> >> >> >> > Copying the files to windows\system ... what files? Where were you told to do this? Normally the extension files you need for PHP are in C:\PHP5\ext (or PHPx). I've never copied a single file into my Windows folder for PHP. -- Richard Quadling Twitter : EE : Zend : PHPDoc @RQuadling : e-e.com/M_248814.html : bit.ly/9O8vFY : bit.ly/lFnVea