the function call mysql_connect() returns 1. Resource (link identifier) if succesful 2. False if NOT successful fix -------------- if( $Connection != FALSE ){ //I am connected to the data base... --------------- -- Gerardo S. Rojas mailto: grojas@strategicinc.com -----Original Message----- From: Yosvel Reyes [mailto:khronos@fastmail.fm] Sent: Monday, October 27, 2003 9:31 AM To: PHP Windows Subject: Error connecting to MySQL Database Hi All: I'm a PHP beginner and just I am trying to connect using PHP to a MySQL Database with the following code <?php $Connection = mysql_connect("server", "login", "pwd"); if($Connection == TRUE){ //I am connected to the data base... $id = mysql_query("select * from publication"); if($id != FALSE){ //now fetch the results... while(($result = mysql_fetch_row($id))){ echo $result[0]; echo " --- "; echo $result[1]; echo " --- "; echo $result[2]; echo "<br/>"; } } else{ echo "Cant execute the SQL statement"; } } else echo "Cant connect to database"; ?> and when I try to execute this code got the following error: Fatal error: Call to undefined function: mysql_connect() in C:\Program Files\Apache Group\Apache2\htdocs\Yosvel\TMP4oqwenf8u5.php on line 27 I Assume that there must be an error on my PHP installation or I have to include some other php file Any suggestion??? Thanks in advance... ========================================== Lic. Yosvel Reyes Fonfria khronos@fastmail.fm tel: (053)42 205428 Who try and try again, triumph!!! ========================================== -- http://www.fastmail.fm - A no graphics, no pop-ups email service -- PHP Windows Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php -- PHP Windows Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php