Non-Connecting Database Code?

[justlukeyou]

Hi,

 

I found the following tutorial on a list of Top 20 tutorials.  However, I have gone through code and there doesn't seem to be any form database connection or config.php fille.  So how does this code write to a database if it doesn't connect to a database?

 

http://www.99points.info/2010/07/facebook-style-wallpost-and-comments-system-using-jquery-ajax-and-php-reloaded/

[jcbones]

You mean like on page 1 of the tutorial where it says>

include('dbcon.php');

 

Database connection is a requirement, most tutorials don't spell it out.  This one doesn't, but shows the file included.

[justlukeyou]

Thanks,

 

The dbcon.php file just shows code which includes itself which is a bit bizarre, so do I just remove that and enter the db connection details?

[gevensen]

basically what you need to do is start a connection is below

 

$servername="localhost";
$dbusername="whateveryourusernameis";
$dbpassword="whateveryouruserpasswordis";
$dbname="whateveryourdatabasenameis";
mysql_connect($servername, $dbusername, $dbpassword) or $debug_message.=mysql_error()."Connect Error<br />";
mysql_select_db($dbname) or $debug_message.=mysql_error()."Select Error<br />";

 

if you put

$servername="localhost";
$dbusername="whateveryourusernameis";
$dbpassword="whateveryouruserpasswordis";
$dbname="whateveryourdatabasenameis";

 

in a file called config.php and include it, if you change the info you only have to change one file

 

i put the debug message in because when i am developing i can have it kick back a message to

show all is ok or i screwed up somewhere