My honest advice, dont use rpm's, you need to compile php via source if you want to do anything out of the ordinary like adding extensions, yes adding mysql is out of the ordinary for a standard rpm lol. Thats just my experience anyway.
so ./configure --with-mysql=/usr/local/mysql or whereever you put it > Martin, > > Thank you for the insight.... when I ran the php file you suggested, > nothing appeared to be related to mysql. I installed both the php and > mysql packages onto my Linux box through a rpm installer. Where can I > obtain mysql support for php? > > Tom > "Martin Luethi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message > news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> line 16: mysql_connect("tflood", "thomas91"); >> >> I think you mean: mysql_connect("localhost", "tflood", "thomas91"); >> otherwise mysql_connect takes "tflood" as Server and "thomas91" as >> Username (if so, its better to replace passwords with ***** before >> posting) >> -> http://ch.php.net/mysql_connect >> >> after connecting you need to choose a database, e.g. >> line 17: mysql_select_db("databasename"); >> >> also make sure that the mysql-extension is installed and loaded. to >> check this, create a textfile "phpinfo.php" with this content: <? >> phpinfo(); >> ?> >> >> check the output for information about mysql >> >> g. tinu >> >> Tue, 27 Jan 2004 08:51:52 -0500 Tom Flood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >> >> > Thank you both, here is the entire code : >> > >> > 1<html> >> > 2<head> >> > 3<title>Untitled Document</title> >> > 4<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; > charset=iso-8859-1"> >> > 5</head> >> > 6 >> > 7<body> >> > 8<?php >> > 9 $name = $_GET["name"]; >> > 10 $address = $_GET["address"]; >> > 11$city = $_GET["city"]; >> > 12print "Name is $name<br>\n"; >> > 13print "Address is $address<br>\n"; >> > 14print "City is $city<br>\n"; >> > 15 >> > 16mysql_connect("tflood", "thomas91"); >> > 17 >> > 18$result = mysql_query( >> > 19 "insert into ephi.info >> > 20 (name, address, city) values >> > 21 ('$name', '$address', '$city')" >> > 22); >> > 23if ($result) { >> > 24 print <<<EOT >> > 25 >> > 26 <h1> Thank you. </h1> >> > 27 Your signup is highly appreciated. To show our appreciation, we >> > will send you something that you, in turn, will appreciate. <p> >> > 28 Remember our motto: Once a Sinfonian, Always a Sinfonian, Long >> > Live Sinfonia! >> > 29EOT; >> > 30 } >> > 31 else { >> > 32 print "Something went wrong dunbass"; >> > 33 } >> > 34 mysql_close(); >> > 35?> >> > 36</body></html> >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > As far as mysql working on the machine, it is. I am able to use the > mysql >> > command to loginto the server and query my databases. And I have >> > the > MySQL >> > Command Center installed and am able to see the databases on my >> > computer just fine. >> > >> > >> > Thank you for your help. >> > >> > Tom >> > >> > "Krit Kanrat" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message >> > news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> Hi, >> >> >> >> Are you sure that you already enable mysql function on your web >> >> server > ? >> >> >> >> Krit Kanrat >> >> >> >> "Tom Flood" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message >> >> news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> > Hello, >> >> > >> >> > I am just beginning my learning of php and its uses with mysql. >> >> > I > wrote >> > a >> >> > small program to add information into a mysql database. However >> >> > my >> > script >> >> > returns the following error: >> >> > >> >> > Fatal error: Call to undefined function: mysql_connect() in >> >> > /var/www/html/ephi/mysql.php on line 16 >> >> > >> >> > what is the problem here? How can I fix it? >> >> > >> >> > I truly appreciate any help given. >> >> > >> >> > Tom Flood >> >> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > >> > -- >> > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) >> > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
