http://www.experts-exchange.com/Web/Web_Languages/PHP/PHP_Installation/Q_21077014.html ~viraj. On 9/19/05, Mark Rees <mrees@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > I'm trying to connect to my MySQL server with mysql_connect(...). The server > is up and running, and I'm running Apache with PHP properly installed. : > > ----------------------- > But have you got the mysql extension? put this in a script > > <?php > phpinfo(); > ?> > > and view the output to check > ------------------------ > The code > $hleServer = mysql_connect($host, $user, $password) > or die("Error: Database. Error code: 1. Contact the web master!"); > > $host, $user, and $password are set to correct values (checked and double > checked). The funny thing is that not only does the function call fail, but > I'm not even getting the text defined by die("..."). It seems that the > function call is more or less a black hole. Of course the rest of the script > doesn't execute either, I'm just left with a blank page. > > I didn't use to have this problem before (using PHP 5 now instead of 4). > > Thanks for any input on this problem... > > > Arthur > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php