Trying to connect to MySQL

[SamDOD]

I downloaded a PHP/Ajax chat room script. It works great when i run it localhost and use PHP 5. I need to run it on a server now that is running PHP 4. I believe it has to do with this one line. But i could be wrong.

 

Line 26:

mysql_connect($a_base['dbhost'], $a_base['dbuser'], $a_base['dbpass']);

 

Everything sets up correctly in the install, in that it creates its tables in the Database i create. so it does connect to that database as one point. i get one error and it wont go any further.

 

PHP Warning: mysql_connect() [function.mysql-connect]: Can't connect to MySQL server on 'localhost' (10061) in C:\wchat\functionz\columns.php on line 26

 

Can anyone help?

 

  Thank you very much

[wildteen88]

That error suggests that you have not installed mysql yet or mysql is currently not running.

[SamDOD]

If that is true, then how does it create the tables in the database when i run the installer. not to mention it says "localhost" when i am using an ip address to link to the database?

 

I read about editing the php.ini file to allow the extension php_mysql.dll but i am running this on a vortech hosting server and am not sure how to accomplish this.

 

Any suggestions?

 

 

Thank you for all your help.

[PFMaBiSmAd]

My guess would be that the configuration file that the script stores the information you entered (database server ip address...) was either not successfully saved or the code contains a logic error and it does not use the correct setting later.

 

Check if there is a configuration file that the script creates and check what is stored in it.

 

My guess is a logic error either caused the configuration file to be written with "localhost" instead of the ip address or $a_base['dbhost'] got overwritten by a logic error in the code. You would need to post code or a link to the script's download site so that someone could examine what it is doing.