[SOLVED] OOP MySQL

[The Little Guy]

First off... I can't find the OOP board, has it been removed?

 

Next... I have been experimenting with OOP, and I have run into some issues, that hopefully you guys can help me with.

 

I am getting these error messages:

Warning: mysql_query() [function.mysql-query]: Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock' (2) in /home/ryannaddy/biz.gmserver.net/incl/Classes/News.php on line 7

Warning: mysql_query() [function.mysql-query]: A link to the server could not be established in /home/ryannaddy/biz.gmserver.net/incl/Classes/News.php on line 7

Warning: mysql_fetch_array(): supplied argument is not a valid MySQL result resource in /home/ryannaddy/biz.gmserver.net/incl/Classes/News.php on line 7

 

I am using two classes

 

class MySQL:

<?php
class MySQL{
public function __construct(){
	$dbHost = "mysql.phpsnips.com";
	$dbUser = "user";
	$dbPass = "pass";
	$dbDatabase = "bizsim";

	$db = mysql_connect($dbHost, $dbUser, $dbPass) or die ("Error connecting to database.");
	mysql_select_db($dbDatabase, $db) or die ("Couldn't select the database.");
}
}
?>

 

and class News:

<?php
class News extends MySQL{
public function __construct(){

}
public function get_news($dir = 'ASC', $count = 3){
	return mysql_fetch_array(mysql_query("SELECT * FROM news LIMIT $count $dir"));
}
}
?>

 

then on the page I use it, I do this:

<?php
$news = new News();
$news->get_news();
?>

 

What is the problem? I am using the Class auto loader btw.