I have several databases running on the same MySQL server and one application needs to run queries over two DBs at the same time. All I do is specify one connect (to the primary DB) and then specify the secondary DB within my queries. This seems to work fine, but not sure if it's discouraged for any reason. DB1 contains table product. DB2 contains table customer. $link = mysql_connect(DB1); $sql = "SELECT c.custname, p.prodname FROM DB2.customer as c JOIN product as p ON c.prodid=p.prodid" (This is NOT real code :) ) HTH Graham -----Original Message----- From: Gary Rachel [mailto:gcrachel@xxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: 05 October 2004 03:31 To: php-db@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: accessing two databases within one script I have a page where I need to access two different databases in mysql. After accessing the first database I used mysql_close($connection); and then code to access the other database. The first database access works fine, the second gives me the following error message: *Warning*: mysql_query(): Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/tmp/mysql.sock' I've tried not using the mysql_close statement. But that option doesn't select the new database, it seems to stay connected to the previous one, despite my specifying a new database to access. Can I not access two databases within the same script? -- 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
