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Posted by dorayme on 02/14/07 00:39
In article <eqt1dh01ob@drn.newsguy.com>, Tom <tom@to.com> wrote:
> On Mon, 12 Feb 2007 11:30:34 +1100, dorayme wrote...
> >
> >In article
> ><doraymeRidThis-1F3292.15220511022007@news-vip.optusnet.com.au>,
> > dorayme <doraymeRidThis@optusnet.com.au> wrote:
> >
> >
> >I have PHP installed on my Mac Tiger and it works fine. It is
> >version 4.4.1
> >
> >In my efforts to understand and work with a database, I have now
> >downloaded a mysql-standard-5.0.27-osx10.4-powerpc.pkg.
> >
> >To tell whether one has php installed (apart from seeing if
> >includes and stuff are working, there is a simple test: run a
> >phpInfoPanels.php file from the server in which the only text is:
> >
> ><?php phpinfo() ?>
> >
> >My question is this: what, please, is as simple a way to tell if
> >the installation of MySQL is successful?
> >
> >Doubtless the question reveals ignorance! But that is how it is
> >and I am trying to cure it. I am not even sure of the very nature
> >and logic of what I have installed. I have got as far as vaguely
> >understanding that this database direction involves both
> >
> >(a) A database server (some sort of software that somehow stores
> >and controls and serves or delivers things databasewise)
> >
> >and
> >
> >(b) A "client" program which enables one to communicate with this
> >server so one can make new databases, change old ones and
> >generally geek away and stay young.
> >
> >So I have installed the package. What now, there are no whistles
> >or flags or jumping gifs when I go to a page I made that gives a
> >menu of my sites on my server. For all the world this corner is
> >as quiet as before I installed the package. I would appreciate a
> >hint of what to do next that promises to turn on some practical
> >light for me.
> >
>
> I'm guessing you may need to connect to your MySQL server directly
I would like to do this. My question (not quite grammatically put
above) was: "what, please, is a simple a way to tell if the
installation of MySQL is successful?
> and create
> the database you want to use for access with PHP if you hadn't created one
> already.
>
> Once that's in place you can try creating a test PHP page to see if you are
> able
> to connect to that database. Maybe...
>
Thanks for below... but I have not got to that stage.
>
> <?php
>
> $database="database_name";
>
> mysql_connect("localhost", "username", "password");
>
> echo 'Connected successfully';
> mysql_select_db($database) or die( "Unable to select database");
>
> mysql_close();
> ?>
>
>
> Tom
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