Re: Code Troubles

Why not take the @ off @mysql_select_db($db) so that you can see which particular error is being returned? Or print mysql_error(). miguel On Fri, 26 Apr 2002, Randum Ian wrote: > The trouble I got with it is the code is chucking back the "The site > database is unavailable." error and it is indeed available. I have used > other scripts at the same time and they are pumping it back. It is not a way > of coding I have used before and wondered if it was the code? > > I am simply finding different ways of logging onto a mySQL db. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Erik Price" <pricee@hhbrown.com> > To: "Randum Ian" <ian@danceportal.co.uk> > Cc: "PHP" <php-general@lists.php.net> > Sent: Friday, April 26, 2002 5:21 PM > Subject: Re: [PHP] Code Troubles > > > > > > On Friday, April 26, 2002, at 12:20 PM, Randum Ian wrote: > > > > > Hi all, Im having trouble with this code, can anyone help? > > > > > > --- > > > > > > <?php // db.php > > > > > > $dbhost = "localhost"; > > > $dbuser = "dancepo_db"; > > > $dbpass = "database"; > > > > > > function dbConnect($db="dancepo_db") { > > > global $dbhost, $dbuser, $dbpass; > > > > > > $dbcnx = @mysql_connect($dbhost, $dbuser, $dbpass) > > > or die("The site database appears to be down."); > > > > > > if ($db!="" and !@mysql_select_db($db)) > > > die("The site database is unavailable."); > > > > > > return $dbcnx; > > > } > > > ?> > > > > Well, you've simply defined a few variables and then a function. Do you > > expect it to do something? > > > > Show us the context in which this function is used. > > > > > > Erik > > > > > > > > ---- > > > > Erik Price > > Web Developer Temp > > Media Lab, H.H. Brown > > pricee@hhbrown.com > > > > > > > > >