Re: How do I detect if mysql_connect failes?

I CAN detect if an erro occours. (just some error I did) I still don't get any return from mysql_errno() or mysql_error() I don't iether get a return from mysql_errno() or mysql_error() when I do not surpress with @ (the function, mysql_connect(), then prints a message.) Guess I could surpress and write the error message myself, but I just want the original one, wich I should be able to get with mysql_error() PS. It is only mysql_connect that do it. Marcus R. *********** REPLY SEPARATOR *********** On 20-04-01 at 12:35 David Robley wrote: >On Fri, 20 Apr 2001 12:19, Marcus Rasmussen wrote: >> Hello. >> >> My question is: >> How do I detect if mysql_connect() failed when I'm surpressing the >> error message with @ like $linkid = >> @mysql_connect("host","user","pass"); >> And how do I, if it failes, get the error message? >> >> The manuel says that it: >> [quote]Returns a positive MySQL link identifier on success, or an error >> message on failure.[unquote] >> >> In my mind I should be able to detect if it returns an errormessage >> like this: if(!$linkid) >> $error = mysql_error(); >> or: >> if(!is_int($linkid)) >> $error = mysql_error(); >> Noone of theese 2 types works :-(. >> I'm using is_int() because the manuel says that mysql_connect() returns >> an int. (How can it then return an error message? I thought that an >> error message would be some kind if string :-).) >> >> Here comes another problem, when an error occours I should be able to >> see the message with mysql_error() (since the linkid not contains an >> error message.) >> >> Marcus R. > >Try testing the value of mysql_errno() and echo mysql_error accordingly. > >-- >David Robley | WEBMASTER & Mail List Admin >RESEARCH CENTRE FOR INJURY STUDIES | >http://www.nisu.flinders.edu.au/ >AusEinet | >http://auseinet.flinders.edu.au/ > Flinders University, ADELAIDE, SOUTH AUSTRALIA > >-- >PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) >To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-general-unsubscribe@lists.php.net >For additional commands, e-mail: php-general-help@lists.php.net >To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net