Re: Another Newbie Question

######## Your code: <snip> <?php mysql_connect("nik", "", "") or die("could not connect to the database"); mysql_select_db("guestbook") or die ("could not connect to the specified database"); ?> </snip> ######## My code: ## Assuming "nik" is your host ## and no username and password are required ... <snip> $link = mysql_connect("nik", "", "") or die("could not connect to the database. Reason: " . mysql_error_message() ); mysql_select_db("guestbook", $link) or die ("could not connect to the specified database. Reason: " mysql_error_message()); </snip> Notice that you need to get the return from mysql_connect and pass it as 2nd param to mysql_select_db. Hope that works. -- Nicole Amashta Web Application Development ABOL Software, Inc. "Nik Alleyne" <nik@guyanachronicle.com> wrote in message news:20020410174328.38875.qmail@pb1.pair.com... > Good evening everyone, > I am new (very new) to php. I was doing some research on the net and learn > of this packaged and after reading just a couple of pages, i figure i should > learn this instead of ASP. It looks so easy. Anyhow here is my problem. > > I am trying to connect to the database (MySQL) however, I can't I am > connecting to the server, but I cannot connect to my sample database. > > Here is my script? > <?php > mysql_connect("nik", "", "") or > die("could not connect to the database"); > mysql_select_db("guestbook") or > die ("could not connect to the specified database"); > ?> > I'm getting the "could not connect to the specified database" message. > P.S. The database exists. > > Please Help > Thx > Nik > > > >