Yep Edward its just cut and paste / formatting error. To sum up, it appears the only mysql options that can be set from the php client are those defined by the the client_flags parameter (MYSQL_CLIENT_COMPRESS, MYSQL_CLIENT_IGNORE_SPACE or MYSQL_CLIENT_INTERACTIVE). -----Original Message----- From: Becoming Digital [mailto:info@becomingdigital.com] Sent: Friday, 25 April 2003 12:18 PM To: php-db@lists.php.net Subject: Re: MySQL and loading infiles Agreed. However, the open paren is missing from the first die() statement. I'm sure it's just a typo (from the original post) but it could cause further problems if cutting and pasting code. Edward Dudlik Becoming Digital www.becomingdigital.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "mike karthauser" <mikek@brightstorm.co.uk> To: "Gomez, Mark (PIRSA)" <gomez.mark@saugov.sa.gov.au>; <php-db@lists.php.net> Sent: Thursday, 24 April 2003 04:47 Subject: Re: MySQL and loading infiles on 24/4/03 4:41 am, Gomez, Mark (PIRSA) at gomez.mark@saugov.sa.gov.au wrote: > My pages currently connect using: > $dbh = mysql_connect("host","database","user","password") or die > mysql_error()); > $sdbh = mysql_select_db("database") or die (mysql_error()); Surely you should be doing: $dbh = mysql_connect("host","user","password") or die mysql_error()); $sdbh = mysql_select_db("database") or die (mysql_error()); As you connect to the server first and then select the db. -- Mike Karthauser Managing Director - Brightstorm Ltd Email >> mikek@brightstorm.co.uk Web >> http://www.brightstorm.co.uk Tel >> 0117 9426653 (office) 07939 252144 (mobile) Snailmail >> Unit 8, 14 King Square, Bristol BS2 8JJ -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php