note 93508 added to mysqli.connect

If you get an error like Can't connect to MySQL server on 'localhost' (10061) and you use named pipes/socket connections (or aren't sure how you installed the MySQL server) try the following connect command: mysqli_connect('.', $user_name, $password, $database_name, null, 'mysql'); The '.' as hostname is absolutely necessary when using named pipes. 'localhost' won't work. 'mysql' is the standard name for the pipe/socket. ---- Server IP: 209.41.74.194 Probable Submitter: 62.235.188.35 ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/mysqli.connect.php Edit -- https://master.php.net/note/edit/93508 Del: integrated -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/93508/integrated Del: useless -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/93508/useless Del: bad code -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/93508/bad+code Del: spam -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/93508/spam Del: non-english -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/93508/non-english Del: in docs -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/93508/in+docs Del: other reasons-- https://master.php.net/note/delete/93508 Reject -- https://master.php.net/note/reject/93508 Search -- https://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php