need serious help

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Ok i installed Apache 2.0, PHP 5.2.0 and MySQL 5.0

ok for functions in PHP to interact with MySQL like the mysql_connect(); function, what needs to be done to have this functionality? do i have to edit an .ini file or something?

because here is what happens:

<?php

require($_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] . '/config/ac_config.php');
mysql_connect($db_host, $db_user, $db_password) or die("poo");
echo "$db_host";

echo "connection made";

?>

I run this code. the require works. but when it gets to mysql_connect blanks out. Doesn't do anything. It wont get to the echo. However, if i place the echo before the mysql_connect(); it will echo, but will blank out at mysql_connect.

What is wrong and why wont it execute the function? it wont even give me an error. just blank page.


thanks.

[fert]

you need to do this
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@mysql_connect($db_host, $db_user, $db_password) or die(mysql_error());
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for it to display the die clause

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I think i have not configured PHP to MySQL. I am running windows. how can I configure it?

[fert]

you have to edit php.ini to include the mysql extension or you could reinstall php

[dansk]

@mysql_connect($db_host, $db_user, $db_password)

did you create a root password, username etc?

good luck, i am a noob, but i wanted to help

i am sure there are some php monstes here who will help ya out