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Cannot connect to MySQL using mysql_connect in PHP
Posted by: Manysh S
Date: March 08, 2008 01:35PM

Hi,

I am trying to make a connection to the MySQL database from PHP but it seems like I am missing a step or something and hence cannot connect to the database. I have tried everything but I can't figure out why. Please suggest/help (I am a beginner in PHP/MySQL/Apache).

I am using MySQL 5.0.51a-community-nt on my Windows XP machine. PHP version used is 5.2 and Apache version is 2.2.

Code Snippet:

$hostname="localhost";
$mysql_login="admin";
$mysql_password="admin";
//$database="sampleapp";

echo "Print this..."; // THIS MESSAGE IS PRINTED

$link = mysql_connect($hostname,$mysql_login,$mysql_password);

echo " After connecting to the database..."; // THIS DOES NOT PRINT
if (!$link) {
die (mysql_error()); // NOR THIS ONE
}

$dbname = 'sampleapp';
mysql_select_db($dbname);

echo $link;

if (!$link) {
die('Could not connect: ' . mysql_error());
echo "Some problem here....";
}
//echo 'Connected successfully';
mysql_close($link);
?>

Any help is appreciated.
Thanks,
Manysh

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