Re: Can't connect to MySQL via PHP

On Jan 12, 2013, at 3:56 PM, "admin" <admin@buskirkgraphics.com> wrote: > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Rick Dwyer [mailto:rpdwyer@earthlink.net] >> Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2013 8:26 AM >> To: php-general@lists.php.net >> Subject: [PHP] Can't connect to MySQL via PHP >> >> Hello all. >> >> I used the code below successfully to connect to a MySQL db on one >> hosting provider. I've moved the code to a new hosting provider with >> new values and it returns: >> >> Access denied for user 'user'@'db.hostprovider.net' (using password: >> YES) >> >> Even though I can copy and paste these three values (host, user and >> pass) and paste into Navicat to make a connection. So the credentials >> are correct, but they are not authenticating when used in PHP. I've >> tried making host "localhost" and "127.0.0.1". both with the same >> result. >> >> Can someone tell me what I am doing wrong here? >> >> Appreciate it. >> >> Thanks, >> --Rick >> >> >> >> $db_name = "mydb"; >> $vc_host = "db.hostprovider.net"; >> $vc_user = "user"; >> $vc_pass = "pass"; >> >> $connection = @mysql_connect($vc_host, $vc_user, $vc_pass); $db = >> mysql_select_db($db_name, $connection); >> >> echo mysql_error(); >> >> >> >> >> -- >> PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: >> http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > > Try this for me > > ----------------------------------------------------------- > > $db = mysql_connect($vc_host, $vc_user, $vc_pass); > mysql_select_db($db_name, $db); > > if (!$db) { > die('Could not connect: ' . mysql_error()); > } > echo 'Connected successfully'; > mysql_close($db); Could not connect: Access denied for user 'user'@'localhost' (using password: YES) Using mysqli_ returns the same error message as well. --Rick --Rick