Bug #13466: Errors when using variables as the host parameter

From: neil.walker@syntegra.com Operating system: PHP version: 4.0.6 PHP Bug Type: MySQL related Bug description: Errors when using variables as the host parameter If I do: $user="frank"; $pwd="skinner"; $db="db.cp-productions.f2s.com:walkern"; The following works fine: $conn = mysql_connect("db.cp-productions.f2s.com:walkern", $user, $pwd); If I do: $conn = mysql_connect($db, $user, $pwd); The following error occurs: Warning: Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/tmp/mysql.sock' (2) in /web/sites/253/walkern/www.cp-productions.f2s.com/inc/news.php I think it's something to do with the ':walkern' bit. It works ok on my other site where I have $user="localhost". I've tried putting it in quotes, etc. I have tried it on a 4.06 and a 4.01 build (different ISP's) and both do the same. Neil. -- Edit bug report at: http://bugs.php.net/?id=13466&edit=1