Thanks for the response. Ok with php.ini in the ect directory I get a Call to undefined function: mysql_connect() Without the php.ini file all my functions fail, because Mandrake linux has all the latest and greatest apache php and mysql stuff. so during that build (which doesn't use the php.ini and frankly I'm not sure where the php stuff is defined in apache), because before the php.ini files ended up in the etc directory I had to modify it from the php.ini-dist from the common lib directory. does this help? Frank --- John Nichel <jnichel@by-tor.com> wrote: > Frank Tudor wrote: > > Yes to the php-mysql rpm, > > > > But listen I think it was the way it built the initial > appach > > php mysql configurations I don't think the php.ini refects > an > > accurate setup of my php mysql setup. > > > > Frank > > Let's get away from the php.ini for a moment. Being that you > did > everything from RPM, the ini file doesn't come into play here > (you > basically have a default setup, with default settings). The > stock > php.ini file will do just fine. > > What is the output of this code on your box..... > > if (!@mysql_connect("your_host", "your_username", > "your_password")){ > echo ( mysql_error() ); > } else { > echo ( "Connection exists" ); > } > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com -- PHP Windows Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php