It looks like you are not connecting because of a user name/password combination. Typically, Windows does not use root as a valid login as do most other operating systems. Try using your login information to see if you can connect to mySQL using the GUI. I suspect you'll succeed. The other option would be to use the mySQL admin user name and password. One of those should work. Once you can connect to your database with the GUI, you can then use PHP to call the mySQL database connect strings and manipulate your data as necessary. The DBD/DBI is a more generic solution that allows you to use a standard coding structure in PHP (or perl) and easily change databases underneath. For a small implementation, this isn't necessary. There are other database abstraction layers that perform the same function. Giff On Wed, 2009-12-23 at 20:46 +0530, Chaitanya Yanamadala wrote: > why dont u install the xampp.... > > On Wed, Dec 23, 2009 at 8:38 PM, Adam Sonzogni <asonzogni@xxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote: > > > Mr. Brookhouse, > > > > Thanks for the quick reply. I am guessing it is not relevant to my case > > because I am not using PERL. I cannot find anything that says PHP requires > > PERL so I suspect Iam ok in this regard. > > > > Thank You, > > Adam > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Edward Brookhouse [mailto:ebroo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] > > Sent: Wednesday, December 23, 2009 9:59 AM > > To: Adam Sonzogni; php-db@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Subject: RE: Help for a beginner > > > > Just a guess, as I have not tried a full stack in windows, but in any unix > > if you are connecting php and mysql, you need something in the middle like > > DBD::mysql > > > > See if this helps: http://forums.mysql.com/read.php?51,189692,189856 > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Adam Sonzogni [mailto:asonzogni@xxxxxxxxxxxx] > > Sent: Wednesday, December 23, 2009 9:52 AM > > To: php-db@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Subject: Help for a beginner > > > > Hi everyone, first thank you for ALL help and the understanding that I am > > new to PHP and MySQL. This is a long email and for that I apologize but I am > > trying to provide as much detail as possible. If this is the wrong list to > > ask for help, kindly direct me to the proper authority. > > > > I am trying to learn and I have built the following environment. > > > > Windows Server 2008 Standard 32bit service Pack 2 with IIS7 > > mysql-essential-5.1.41-win32 > > php-5.3.1-nts-Win32-VC9-x86.msi > > phpMyAdmin-3.2.4-english.zip > > > > > > I followed the steps as detailed below (I already had IIS7 and CGI > > installed) > > > > > > 1. Install CGI & PHP > > http://www.trainsignaltraining.com/iis-7-install-fastcgi-php/2008-09-04/ > > > > 2. Install MySQL > > http://www.trainsignaltraining.com/install-mysql-on-iis7/2008-09-10/ > > > > 3. Install PHPMyAdmin > > > > http://www.trainsignaltraining.com/install-phpmyadmin-on-iis7-and-server-2008/2008-09-16/ > > > > > > After I completed the installations > > 1. If I navigate to the PHP directory and type php -info it spews a ton of > > data at me > > AND > > I created info.php which contains: <?php phpinfo(); ?> > > When I browse this, it correctly produces a page with all the info about > > my PHP server. Although I do not understand much of it I believe this > > confirms PHP is working correctly with IIS > > > > 2. I open the MySQL CLI and perform the commands outlined in Step 23 at > > this page > > http://www.bicubica.com/apache-php-mysql/index.php > > This returns the expected results, confirming MySQL is working > > > > 3. PHP is configured to work with php_mysql.dll as per the steps in the > > trainsignal links above so I begin! > > I go to the phpmyadmin page, enter root and my password and after a long > > time I get a FastCGI error. I am not ready to believe it because, in classic > > MS form, it has several VERY different potential causes, and I have covered > > all of those. Plus the error code is 0x00000000 which is like saying > > nothing... I start thinking maybe it is not connecting to the mYSQL server > > right, the instructions re: pma and the password made no sense to me so I > > fiddle with that with no change. > > > > > > I write the mysql_test.php page in step 5 of > > http://www.bicubica.com/apache-php-mysql/index.php > > This fails with: A connection attempt failed because the connected party > > did not properly respond after a period of time, or established connection > > failed because connected host has failed to respond. > > > > Because the PHP failed I try with ASP... > > <% > > set conn=Server.CreateObject("ADODB.Connection") > > conn.ConnectionString="Driver={mySQL};Server=localhost;Database=test;User > > Id=root;Password=youwish" > > conn.open > > Response.write("Connected") > > conn.close > > %> > > > > This returns: > > Microsoft OLE DB Provider for ODBC Drivers error '80004005' > > [Microsoft][ODBC Driver Manager] Data source name not found and no > > default driver specified > > /test.asp, line 4 > > > > I believe I have established MySQL is working, but for some reason it > > appears that it cannot be "reached" This IS on the same server so firewall > > should not be an issue, PLUS I confirmed the installer did create a hole. I > > turn off the MS firewall to be safe, no change.... I try a "repair" of > > MySQL, I uninstall, reboot and reinstall with no change. > > > > NOTE: at several points I have tried iisreset and/or rebooting the system > > with no change. > > > > I start to research the matter and my mind is now unglued. I found > > something referencing using mcrypt with PHPMyAdmin to speed it up and > > wondered if maybe the long delay before the FastCGI error could be resolved > > so I tracked down the dll, put it in my ext directory and changed my php.ini > > to reflect this -- file found at http://files.edin.dk/php/win32/mcrypt/ > > > > I found quite a bit about using libmysql.dll but there was no such file in > > my install, I pulled down the .zip package and that also did not contain it, > > I eventually found it in a 5.2.x archive but that does not seem to have > > helped. I have tried enabling: only mysql, mysql AND mysqli, and only > > mysqli. None of this seems to have done anything to change my situation. > > > > Again, I apologize for the lengthy message, I hope I have accurately > > described my issue in the right amount of detail. > > > > Thank You! > > Adam Sonzogni > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > 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
