Hi http://forums.mysql.com/read.php?11,6400,6701#msg-6701 MySQL 5.0.0 PHP 4.3.10 Regards BrAiNs http://ctek.ath.cx "Karsten Scherer" <igelcom@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:C3.61.19710.7EF51F14@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Hi there! i am getting mad while trying to get this stuff running. on my system are: Apache 2.0.52 PHP 5.0.3 Mysql 4.1 i progrqammed a script taken from "http://3dBUZZ.com" ´s "php & Mysql Training course". as following: ##File temp_con.php stored in webroot: <?php require($_SERVER["DOCUMENT_ROOT"]."/config/db_config.php"); $connection = mysql_real_connect($db_host, $db_user, $db_password)or die("fehler beim connecten"); echo "connection war erfolgreich"; ?> ## end of file and ##File "db_config.php" stored in c:\webroot\config <?php $db_host = "localhost"; $db_user = "karsten"; $db_password = "sharon"; $db_name = "buzz_db"; ?> ## end of file My problem is i cant figure out how to install the new "MYSQL_REAL_CONNECT" - feature i am looking a whole f*$%%%ing day now and there is no germen help for it. everytime i locate to "http://localhost/temp_con.php" the only thing i get back is: a Fatal error: Call to undefined function mysql_real_connect() in C:\WEBSEITEN\BaltiCom2005\temp_con.php on line 3 HELP me please!!! sincerely yours Karsten Scherer igelcom@xxxxxx -- PHP Windows Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php