Re: PHP Runs But Does Not Display on Linux

On Wed, 11 Jun 2008 22:03:53 -0400 "Wei, Alice J." <ajwei@indiana.edu> wrote: > Hi, > > I am currently using a Linux box with Fedora to run my PHP scripts, > which I have seen in the download page at > http://www.php.net/downloads.php that > > We do not distribute UNIX/Linux binaries. Most Linux distributions > come with PHP these days. > > What I am wondering is, if I can run my scripts by using the > command like php some_php.php, as long as it does not require me to > have it displayed on the web page or in need of using a mssql_connect > function, it does not give me any errors at all. Otherwise, it > consistently gives me errors "Call to undefined function: > mysql_connect()...". This (likely) means you don't have the mysql extension installed. If you type the following at the command line: php -m | grep mysql and nothing prints out, you'll need to install the rpm that provides mysql-related functions and restart apache. HTH, GM -- Greg Maruszeczka http://websagesolutions.com skype: websage.ca googletalk: gmarus "Those who are possessed by nothing possess everything." -- Morihei Ueshiba