RE: [PHP] more easy questions but getting there.

The only thing different that I do is to pass the handle, that the mysql_connect function returns upon success, as the second argument in the mysql_select_db function. $db = mysql_connect("$location", "$username", "$password"); mysql_select_db("$database",$db); -- Kevin Stone www.helpelf.com > -----Original Message----- > From: Matthew Darcy [mailto:matthew@darcy.demon.co.uk] > Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2002 9:47 AM > To: PHP developers > Subject: [PHP] more easy questions but getting there. > > Hello again. > > Second post of the day. > > I have got the table html page and the database commit php script sorted > no > problem. > > I in my main php script I have included a script called dbconnect.php > > this contains > > mysql_connect("localhost", "$user", "$passwd") or > die ("Error could not connect to MySql Server - connnection not > possible > "); > mysql_select_db("$database") or > die ("Could not start session with database "); > > > I have put the username and password in the $user and $passwd I just > withheld them for the sake of this mail. > > When I run my main php script it creates the form without a problem, but > just before the form the lines > > mysql_connect("localhost", "$user", "$passwd") or die > ("Error could not > connect to MySql Server - connnection not possible"); > mysql_select_db("$database") or die ("Could not start session with > database > "); > > I have tested the user $user and $password and it connects fine from mysql > and I can run selects without problem. Can someone give my php the once > over > and see if there is an error in the connection string. > > Thanks, > > Matt. > > > > > -- > 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