php mysql without error reporting

[andyd34]

I am trying to check if a given set of vaiables connects or fails to connect to a mysql database without triggering an error because I want to create my own error messages.

 

The reason for this is the connection is being tested in jquery so the form will be submitted without page refresh and if the error reporting is on it just looks like you click a button for nothing

 

can anybody help

[wwfc_barmy_army]

If I've understood what you want correctly then this should help:

 

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1843

[andyd34]

I think I may have made my question a bit vague

 

I am creating an install script and want to check if the information entered is correct for instance

 

mysql name

mysql host

mysql user

mysql password

 

if i use

if(mysql_connect(host, user, password)
{
    // do something
}
else
{
   // do something else
}

 

Its just trigerring the inbuilt error which jquery doesnt recognise for some reason, I want to trigger my own response ie, true or false so I can then pass it client side

 

Thanks anyway

[gamblor01]

I think you just need to use the die function.  You don't need an if statement...try this in PHP and see if it does what you want:

 

mysql_connect("$host", "$username", "$password")or die("any message you want goes here");

[andyd34]

tried it but it wouldn't work with jquery. o well I'll have to try another way.

 

Thanks anyway