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August 17th, 2007, 10:53 AM

ctopkelly

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Simple Problem??

I have Apache5 Mysql and php5 on a windows xp computer for development.

When i run code like

PHP Code:


		
			
<?php

echo ('this is a test');

?>

everthing works fine in the browser, but when i do something like this

PHP Code:


		
			
<?php

$connection = mysql_connect(host, user, pass) or die('ERROR: Unable to connect!');

echo (' You are connected');

?>

I get nothing in the browser????

I am using Zend Dev sutdio to write code and when i debug the code the HTML displays in the debug screen.

Need to get over this little hump and i will be good to go i think.

thanks

August 17th, 2007, 11:31 AM

cwf

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Check your web server log for errors and/or turn on full php error reporting (both display_errors to on and error_reporting to E_ALL) in php.ini or a .htaccess file.

It is likely that the mysql extension is not enabled and there was a warning. However, your "ERROR: Unable to connect!" should have been produced.

View the source of the page in your browser and see what was output.

August 17th, 2007, 11:35 AM

ctopkelly

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Quote:

Originally Posted by cwf

here is the source from IE

Code:

<html>
<head>
<title>
This is a test!!!!
</title>
</head>
<body>

August 17th, 2007, 12:00 PM

cwf

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Neither piece of php code that you posted could produce the output you just showed. Double check what you are actually doing and what code you are using at the time.

August 17th, 2007, 12:06 PM

ctopkelly

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well what about this code?

PHP Code:


		
			
<html>

<head>

</head>

<body>

<?php 

$connection = mysql_connect(host, user, pass) or die('ERROR: Unable to connect!'); 

echo (' You are connected'); 

?>



</body>

</html>

should it not print out "You are connected" if i get connected or "Error: Unable to connect!" after it runs?

August 17th, 2007, 01:02 PM

ctopkelly

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Fixed it!!!!!!!!!!!!

Quote:

Originally Posted by ctopkelly

well what about this code?

PHP Code:


		
			
<html>

<head>

</head>

<body>

<?php 

$connection = mysql_connect(host, user, pass) or die('ERROR: Unable to connect!'); 

echo (' You are connected'); 

?>



</body>

</html>

should it not print out "You are connected" if i get connected or "Error: Unable to connect!" after it runs?

Ok i fixed it, and this is what my problem was

well it looks like the windows install of PHP does not come with a few ext you need to run with mysql.

so first thing i had to do was go to this site and download the ext dll's
("us.php.net/get/php-5.2.3-Win32.zip/from/a/mirror")
unziped it to the ext folder under the php folder.
( you may have to make this folder if it is not there)

next thing i did was change the php.ini file to
extension_dir = C:\Program Files\Apache Software Foundation\Apache2.2\PHP\ext
( right around line 220)

finaly i uncommented
extension=php_mysql.dll
extension=php_mysqli.dll
(around line 660)

rebooted the the server and BAMMMMM!!!
working.

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