Re: Confusing Problem
| From: | DL Neil | Date: | Sun, 20 Jan 2002 22:56:09 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: Confusing Problem | ||
| References: | 1 | Groups: | php.general |
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Tj,
> I am really baffled by this problem. I have tried so many things to get
> this working but to no avail. Here is the
> actual code:
>
> function verify_user($username, $password){
> $conn = mysql_connect($db_host, $db_user, $db_pass) or
...
> Anyways the problem is I cannot get it to even get to the database. It
> works when I try to connect in the actual code before I call this function.
...
> But when I do it that way it won't let me run a query right. I am so
> baffled. Any input would be appreciated. Thanks.
Remember the idea of the "scope" of a variable? (if not, please RTFM)
Where do the values of $db_host, $db_user, etc come from?
They are not in the argument list for verify_user().
Regards,
=dn