Re: Re: mysql_connect does not connect
| From: | Curt Zirzow | Date: | Thu, 16 Sep 2004 14:24:13 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: Re: mysql_connect does not connect | ||
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* Thus wrote Sam Hobbs:
> "Janbro" <janbro@web.de> wrote in message
> news:20040914130524.62241.qmail@pb1.pair.com...
> > Hi I connect to a MySQL 4.1 with the following String:
> >
> >
> > if
> >
> > ($db_verbin=mysqli_connect("$mysql_host","$mysql_user","$mysql_passw","$DB_n
> > ame"))
> >
> > watch the i in mysqli_connect!
> >
> > I think I've read somewhere that you are required to use that for the >4.1
> > Versions, but you
> >
> > better look that up, I might be wrong there.
> >
> > Hope this helps
> >
> > JanBro
>
>
> When I do try mysqli_connect, I get:
>
> Fatal error: Call to undefined function mysqli_connect()
>
> So obviously I need to do something to enable that. I will look into that
> later, but I am still trying to get mysql_connect to work.
RTFM.
mysql:
This MySQL extension doesn't support full functionality of MySQL
versions greater than 4.1.0. For that, use MySQLi.
mysqli:
The mysqli extension is designed to work with the version 4.1.3 or
above of MySQL.
Curt
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