i have just started learning mySQL and i am getting this error :( [quote]Fatal error: Call to undefined function: mysql_select() in /home/awesty/domains/flashuser.frih.net/public_html/stuff/asd.php on line 42 [/quote] and this is the code i am using: [code]<?php $con = mysql_connect("localhost","awesty_data","********"); if(!$con) { die('Could not connect: ' . mysql_error()); } mysql_select_db("awesty_data",$con); mysql_query("CREATE TABLE `persons` (`id` INT( 10 ) NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT PRIMARY KEY ,`FirstName` VARCHAR( 15 ) NOT NULL ,`LastName` VARCHAR( 15 ) NOT NULL ,`Age` INT( 10 ) NOT NULL) ENGINE = MYISAM ;) or die(mysql_error()"); mysql_query("INSERT INTO `persons` (FirstName, LastName, Age) VALUES ('Peter', 'Griffen', '35')"); mysql_query("INSERT INTO `persons` (FirstName, LastName, Age) VALUES ('Glenn', 'Quagmire', '33')"); mysql_query("INSERT INTO 'persons' (FirstName, LastName, Age) VAlUES ('$_POST[firstname]', '$_POST[lastname]', '$_POST[age]')"); /*if (!mysql_query($isql, $con)) { die('Error: ' . mysql_query()); } echo "Success";*/ mysql_close(); ?> <?php $con = mysql_connect("localhost", "awesty_data", "*******"); if(!$con) { die('Could not connect: ' . mysql_error()); } mysql_select("awesty_data", $con); $result = mysql_query("SELECT * FROM persons"); while($row = mysql_fetch_array($result)); { echo $row['FirstName']; echo "<br />"; echo $row['LastName']; echo "<br />"; } ?>[/code] any help would be appreciated. thanks :)