If it was that simple then the second line: echo "Unable to connect to Informix Database\n"; would execute upon the connection failing and that message would be output to my screen. I get Nothing. Just as a simple call to <?php echo substr($_SERVER['AUTH_USER'], 13); ?> returns nothing as well. On 9/2/08, Simcha <simcha@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > This does not seem to be an installation problem - > > Your test [(!$connect_id = ] fails, since the connect returns false, so it > does not run the condition. > > Compare: > <?php > > if($a = false){echo "no good";}else{echo "condition true";} > > ?> > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Dan Shirah [mailto:mrsquash2@xxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Tuesday, September 02, 2008 7:31 PM > To: PHP List > Subject: Confused > > All, > > Okay, I am a bit confused. I'm setting up another server to host PHP > pages. I followed everything in the Manual for installing PHP. I'm > running > Windows Server 2003, IIS6.0 and PHP 5.2.6. > > And...it kind of works... > > If I do: <?php echo "Test"; ?> it prints fine. > If I do: Today is: <?php echo date("l, F j, Y"); ?> it prints fine. > > If I do: You are recognized as: <?php echo substr($_SERVER['AUTH_USER'], > 13); ?> I get no output. > If I do: > if (!$connect_id = ifx_connect("$database@$host", $user, $pass)) { // > THE ACTUAL CONNECTION > echo "Unable to connect to Informix Database\n"; // DISPLAY IF > CONNECTION FAILS > exit(); > } > > I don't get a connection to the database and the "Unable to connect to > Informix Database\n"; does not even display. > > I get no errors output to the screen and I have display_errors = On > And I have error_reporting = E_ALL & ~E_NOTICE > > Any ideas? > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com > Version: 8.0.169 / Virus Database: 270.6.14/1646 - Release Date: 02/09/2008 > 06:02 > >