my code: <html> <body> <? $username="chris"; $password="carter"; $database="chris_phpb1"; mysql_connect(localhost,$username,$password); @mysql_select_db($database) or die( "Unable to select database"); $query="SELECT * FROM phpbb_banlist"; $result=mysql_query($query); if (!$result) {exit("Error in SQL");} echo "<table><tr>"; echo "<th>Companyname</th>"; echo "<th>Contactname</th></tr>"; while (odbc_fetch_row($result)) { $compname=odbc_result($result,"CompanyName"); $conname=odbc_result($result,"ContactName"); echo "<tr><td>$compname</td>"; echo "<td>$conname</td></tr>"; } odbc_close($conn); echo "</table>"; ?> </body> </html> My error: Fatal error: Call to undefined function: odbc_fetch_row() in /home/chandan/public_html/deb.php on line 19 Companyname Contactname Also .. I am trying this live on cPanel compiler coz I could not install the PHP thing on my localhost. I have apache-tomcat-5.5.17 which works perfectly with jsp files but I do not understand what does it take to run a php using apache. chris smith-9 wrote: > > Chris Carter wrote: >> Hi, >> >> I am new to PHP, just trying a peace of code to access mySQL database to >> fetch and show result on web page. But getting errors. Can you help me >> with >> this code please. Or if you have a very basic code where in I can do some >> insertion in the database. > > There are hundreds of mysql + php tutorials on the 'net - do a search in > your preferred search engine. > > If you *still* can't work it out post a sample of the code you're trying > to use and the errors you get. > > -- > Postgresql & php tutorials > http://www.designmagick.com/ > > -- > PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > > -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/simple-issue-tf2683559.html#a7485434 Sent from the Php - Database mailing list archive at Nabble.com. -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php