first off, is the MySQL database running? you can do a ps -xa | grep
mysql to see... second you need to enter a username and password on the
mysql_connect line..
Hope this helps,
Julia
Quoting [Inf] F!RE-WALL ([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
> Yo,
>
> I'd like to use a MySQL database on my website. If I look at the PHP details
> of my site (see for yourself at http://infinity.shrimpwars.be/phpinfo.php)
> it says under the MySQL section: "enabled". Well, if I create a testpage
> with this as content:
>
> <?
> mysql_connect("localhost", "", "")
> or die ("unable to connect to database");
> ?>
>
> I get this:
>
> Warning: MySQL Connection Failed: Can't connect to local MySQL server
> through socket '/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock' (111) in
> /clans/infinity/mysql.php on line 2
> unable to connect to database
>
> If I run the script on my local machine I get this:
>
> Warning: MySQL Connection Failed: Can't connect to MySQL server on
> 'localhost' (10061) in e:\webserver\phptest\mysql.php on line 2
> unable to connect to database
>
>
> What is wrong? Do note that I don't know much about MySQL, I'm still
> learning :-P
>
>
>
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