OK I will look further and try these ideas today. Cheers, M. Bastien Koert wrote: > sounds like a mysql account user permissions problem to me, too > > bastien > >>From: Martin Norland <martin.norland@xxxxxxxxxx> >>Reply-To: php-db@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>To: php-db@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>Subject: Re: Database visible via mysql CLI but not MOD_PHP >>withsame username >>Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2005 15:59:09 -0600 >> >>Elliot Mackenzie wrote: >>>I have encountered a "hidden database" issue with mod_php, apache2 and >>>mySQL that I have thus far been unable to resolve. >>> >>>I am able to connect to the mysql socket using mysql_connect, but then >>>find that mysql_list_dbs only returns the "test" database. This >>>*sounded* like an issue with the SHOW DATABASES privilege until I found >>>I was able to log in to the same MySQL server *as the same user* with >>>the provided command-line client (mysql) and SHOW DATABASES would >>>display all the other databases on this system. >>> >>>Furthermore, I tried connecting as root, and again found only the "test" >>>database was visible to PHP. If I dropped the test database, no >>>databases were visible to PHP (regardless of how many databases were >>>visible using SHOW DATABASES). If I created "test", "tester", >>>"testing", "hello" etc, then the "test" database would reappear to PHP, >>>but no other databases were visible. >>> >>>I also tried to connect PHP to MySQL as a super-user, and encountered >>>the exact same issue. >> >>Steps to confirm question: >>1) Connect using php, drop 'test' database. >> >>2) Confirm php no longer sees 'test' database. >> >>3) Connect using mysql client, confirm test database is missing. >> >>4) -----\ >>4a) if so, check mysql database to confirm permissions for root include >>'%' databases and not just 'test'. >> >>4b) if not, change php code to connect to correct mysql server. >> >>Apologies that this may not be very useful, but your problem is extremely >>odd - if it's *not* a permissions / database error. >> >>Cheers, >> >>-- >>- Martin Norland, Sys Admin / Database / Web Developer, International >>Outreach x3257 >>The opinion(s) contained within this email do not necessarily represent >>those of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. >> >>-- >>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
