Re: cannot connect to MySQL server and not sure why

Hello Bruce, Thursday, July 14, 2005, 4:27:12 PM, you wrote: BG> ?php BG> $database="bruceg_search"; BG> $mysql_user = "bruceg_webmaster"; BG> $mysql_password = " password"; BG> $mysql_host = "server-10.existhost.com"; BG> mysql_pconnect ($mysql_host, $mysql_user, $mysql_password); BG> if (!$success) BG> die ("<b>Cannot connect to database, check if username, password BG> and BG> host are correct.</b>"); BG> $success = mysql_select_db ($database); BG> if (!$success) { BG> print "<b>Cannot choose database, check if database name is BG> correct."; BG> die(); BG> } ?>> BG> I double checked the database and I have created a database called BG> bruceg_search and added a user called bruceg_webmaster with all of BG> the editing privileges. Of course 'password' is changes with the BG> password used to connect in the actual script. and I double BG> checked that to be correct as well. Any suggestions? Sure.. where is $success set? I don't see it being set anywhere :) Best regards, Richard Davey -- http://www.launchcode.co.uk - PHP Development Services "I do not fear computers. I fear the lack of them." - Isaac Asimov