but when i used mysql_error() i got : "sorry database not found" and i have privileges in mysql/ user table .. as shown below... the point is if i changed 192.168.0.111 to localhost .. i managed to get the data ... as my dbconnect.php file includes <? mysql_connect("192.168.0.111" , "root" , "password") or die("SORRY CANNOT CONNECT") ; mysql_select_db("kt") or die("sorry database not found". mysql_error()); ?> and the user table of mysql database : # # Dumping data for table `user` # INSERT INTO user VALUES ('localhost', 'root', '', 'Y', 'Y', 'Y', 'Y', 'Y', 'Y', 'Y', 'Y', 'Y', 'Y', 'Y', 'Y', 'Y', 'Y'); INSERT INTO user VALUES ('%', 'root', '', 'N', 'N', 'N', 'N', 'N', 'N', 'N', 'N', 'N', 'N', 'Y', 'N', 'N', 'N'); INSERT INTO user VALUES ('localhost', '', '', 'Y', 'Y', 'Y', 'Y', 'Y', 'Y', 'Y', 'Y', 'Y', 'Y', 'Y', 'Y', 'Y', 'Y'); INSERT INTO user VALUES ('%', '', '', 'N', 'N', 'N', 'N', 'N', 'N', 'N', 'N', 'N', 'N', 'N', 'N', 'N', 'N'); "George Patterson" <george@visp.com.au> wrote in message 20030611091357.0175a206.george@visp.com.au">news:20030611091357.0175a206.george@visp.com.au... > On Tue, 10 Jun 2003 16:47:26 +0300 > "nabil" <nabil.attar@aws-syria.com> wrote: > > > but when i used mysql_error() i got : "sorry database not found" > > > > as my dbconnect.php file includes > > > > <? > > mysql_connect("192.168.0.111" , "root" , "password") or die("SORRY > > CANNOT CONNECT") ; > > mysql_select_db("kt") or > > die("sorry database not found"); > > ?> > > Nabil, > > Try changing the last line statement to > mysql_select_db("kt") or die("sorry database not found". mysql_error()); > > This will show what the error really is. > > Example, You have created the database haven't you?? > Try using the mysql client to connect from the web server to the mysql > server. > > George Patterson -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php