Here is the error message captured by my error handling function: mysql_connect() [function.mysql-connect]: Access denied for user 'admin'@'localhost' (using password: YES) i put a wrong password and username --- Zoltán Németh <znemeth@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > 2008. 03. 14, péntek keltezéssel 07.40-kor It Maq > ezt írta: > > For example "mysql_connect" reprted automatically > the > > error but in the manual > > > http://us3.php.net/manual/en/function.mysql-connect.php > > all they give as information is the return: > "Returns > > a MySQL link identifier on success, or FALSE on > > failure.", where can i see if it throws an error, > and > > when you say throwing do you mean that i can catch > the > > error without throwing it myself? > > hmm actually what error did mysql_connect throw? > because if it just fails connecting, it returns > false. on the other > hand, if you provide it wrong arguments (e.g. less > arguments, or wrong > data type, or whatever) that raises a php error and > the function does > not even run. > this is true for most functions which return false > on error. the > returning false means there was some error with the > action itself, while > php errors are raised when the action can not be > executed because of > some error in the code itself. > > greets, > Zoltán Németh > > > > > --- Zoltán Németh <znemeth@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > 2008. 03. 14, péntek keltezéssel 07.20-kor It > Maq > > > ezt írta: > > > > So i'm wondering if there are some rules > > > > that can help me know if an error will be > reported > > > > automatically or not. > > > > > > there is no general rule for that. you have to > check > > > the manual for each > > > function, some of them just returns false on > error, > > > others throw > > > warnings/notices/errors... > > > > > > greets, > > > Zoltán Németh > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > > Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page. > > http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs > > > > > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/newsearch/category.php?category=shopping -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
