Re: FW: I really need help

On Mon, 2007-04-30 at 00:29 +0100, Stephen Hernandez wrote: > I have literally just started using php and my sql so I really hope > somebody can help me and I am addressing the right people as I don't > want to be a pain in the neck. I have tested whether PHP is installed > and running on the remote web server that hosts my website and it is > running ok. > Next I wanted to see if I could access MySQL using PHP. I downloaded a > file from a Web site at janet.valade.com called mysql_up.php as it comes > from a book she has written called PHP & MySQL for Dummies which is the > book I am using to learn - as you can tell I am right at the beginning > :-) . > I get an error message which relates to lines 9, 10 and 11 of the > program which are: > $host="host"; > $user="mysqlaccount"; > $password="mysqlpassword"; > > These were the values I had to change which I guess is where the problem > is. I was supposed to change host to the name of the computer where > MySQL is installed. But I do not know what name I should put, the name > of my site is spanishbyproz.com. In the example Janet uses she puts > datebasehost.mycompany.com . What should I write for host ? > > I would really appreciate any advice and am sorry it is such a basic > question. Try using: $host = 'localhost'; Cheers, Rob. -- .------------------------------------------------------------. | InterJinn Application Framework - http://www.interjinn.com | :------------------------------------------------------------: | An application and templating framework for PHP. Boasting | | a powerful, scalable system for accessing system services | | such as forms, properties, sessions, and caches. InterJinn | | also provides an extremely flexible architecture for | | creating re-usable components quickly and easily. | `------------------------------------------------------------'