include_once doing nothing

[Janna]

Hi,

Here is my problem.
I have a file called golobals.php that has the following function in it.
[code]
<php?
//connecting to database
function dbconnect($host, $user, $passwd, $database)
{
$link = mysql_connect($host, $user, $passwd);
  if ( !$link ) die("Couldn't connect to MYSQL: ".mysql_error());
  mysql_select_db($database, $link) or die("Couldn't open database".mysql_error());
  return $link;
}
?>
[/code]

In my script I have the following lines
[code]
<?php
session_start();
include_once("globals.php");
...
$DB = dbconnect($db_hostname, $db_username, $db_password, $db_database);
...
[/code]

The error I get is that the function dbconnect is undefined. I have tried to use require function instead but it gives the same result (no errors about failed require).
Do I have a problem with the path? (I use 1and1 if it matters)

Janna

[bqallover]

If that's a cut-and-paste of your code, can you spot the fatal typo on the very first line?  ;)

[Janna]

Thanks!  :-[

I am sure you can tell that I am a noob to php. - I was actually wondering why the code didn't show up in color in the forum.

I am surprised though that php doesn't give any warning about including crap/

Thanks again,

Janna

[bqallover]

We've all made that miistake - no worries!

It is strange that PHP didn't cough out more errors.  I just quickly included your file in a command-line script and it just output the file contents. 

Oh well, who knows?  :)

[btherl]

If there's no '<?', then it's none of php's business.  It'll just treat it as html and not process it at all.  So that's why there's no errors.

And yes, we've all made that mistake :)