Re: Need help connecting MySQL with PHP

[Barry Galbraith]

I don't know that you can "include" a file from a folder above the htdocs folder.

I put connect_db.php and require.php in the htdocs folder, changed require.php like this.

<?php
require ( 'connect_db.php' ) ;

if( mysqli_ping( $dbc ) )
{ echo 'MySQL Server '.mysqli_get_server_info( $dbc ).' on '.mysqli_get_host_info( $dbc ) ; }

Then open http://localhost/require.php and got the identity of the mysql server displayed.

Good luck,
Barry.