Re: MySQL Error

Perhaps you should try and do some error checking on the mysql_select_db() function, like printing out mysql_error(). Also, for the permissions issues, mysql has a very comprehensive online documentation on user permissions. Check them out, you may also wish to try and connect to the database with a different user? http://www.mysql.com/documentation/mysql/bychapter/manual_MySQL_Database_Administration.html#Adding_users HTH -Brad Stephen wrote: > Hello, > > I just recently switched to IIS from Apache since IIS came with Windows XP > and I just love Microsoft. I installed PHP and MySQL with no problems but > when I tried accessing a table, I got this error: > > No Database Selected > > In my script, I have this: > > $hostname_default = "localhost"; > $database_default = "check"; > $username_default = "root"; > $password_default = " **taken out for known reasons** "; > $default = mysql_pconnect($hostname_default, $username_default, > $password_default) or die(mysql_error()); > mysql_select_db($database_default, $default); > $query_update = "SELECT * FROM updates ORDER BY date DESC > LIMIT 1"; > $update = mysql_query($query_update, $default) or die(mysql_error()); > $row_update = mysql_fetch_assoc($update); > $totalRows_update = mysql_num_rows($update); > > I don't see where it's gone wrong! My database name is check and phpMyAdmin > can get to it just fine. Also, how can I set it up so MySQL allows the user > name root and no password acessable through localhost? I accidently changed > it to only allow username root, with password... > > Thanks, > Stephen Craton > http://www.melchior.us > > "What is a dreamer that can not persevere?" -- > http://www.melchior.us > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php