whats this mean??

[rochelle]

Connection Strings

Perl $dbh = DBI->connect("DBI:mysql:ssvbwect_nuke:localhost",

"ssvbwect_roch","<PASSWORD HERE>");

PHP $dbh=mysql_connect ("localhost", "ssvbwect_roch",

"<PASSWORD HERE>") or die('Cannot connect to the database because: ' . mysql_error());

mysql_select_db ("ssvbwect_nuke");

 

how do i fix it???

[Goldeneye]

That's what you would use to connect to a MySQL database.

 

$dbh=mysql_connect ("DATABASE_HOST", "DATABASE_USERNAME", "DATABASE_PASSWORD") or die('Cannot connect to the database because: ' . mysql_error());
mysql_select_db ("DATABASE_NAME");

 

You just replace whatever is in capital letters with your own database details. DATABASE_HOST is usually "localhost" but it can also be a web address such as "mysql.foobar.com".

[Goldeneye]

Sorry, use this instead:

 

<?php
$dbh = mysql_connect("DATABASE_HOST", "DATABASE_USERNAME", "DATABASE_PASSWORD") or die('Cannot connect to the database because: ' . mysql_error());
mysql_select_db("DATABASE_NAME", $dbh);
?>

[rochelle]

WHERE DOES THAT GO???

[Goldeneye]

Preferrably at the top of the page before you use anything like the following:

 

<?php
mysql_query("SELECT * FROM `table`");
mysql_error();
mysql_real_escape_string();
?>

 

Basically if you want to use any function that has 'mysql' in it, then you have to connect to your database before you can use those functions. Otherwise, it'll return an error.

[rochelle]

ok

 

right so i hope thats the reason for my php nuke admin not working.

 

So i copy that in the config??

 

Im new to this

 

Roch