Posted by Bill on 10/22/07 13:17

On Mon, 22 Oct 2007 11:23:58 +0000, C. wrote:

> On 21 Oct, 01:45, "David" <m...@privacy.net> wrote:
>> I have php and mysql both working seperately but not together
>>
>> <?php phpinfo(); ?> - Shows everything working fine but no mention of
>> Mysql in it.
>>
>>
> Good start.
>
>> Mysql is setup and working properly. Users and databases all connect
>> fine
>>
>>
> That last sentence makes no sense.
>
>> All my PHP scripts which have mysql connection info just show as a blank
>> page. No error messages.
>>
>>
> Are we trying to solve poor programming or a bad system config here? Have
> you tried to enable error reporting? checked your log files? Implemented
> your own error handler?
>
>> Any ideas?!. Would appreciate any input, its driving my crazy.
>
> You should probably start by installing and configuring MySQLAdmin
> (http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/index.php) which has better error
> handling built in - if you can't get that to work then try reposting with
> specific error messages, and which versions of each software you are using
> on what platforms and examples of how your code tries to connect.
>
> Taking a wide stab in the dark, it maybe mysql's interpretation of
> 'localhost' - read this before reposting:
>
> http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/can-not-connect-to-server.html
>
> C.

This could be as simple as PHP not being compiled with MySQL support. I
think it is compiled in by default now. But if you use for instance the
yum installer that CentOS uses, mysql support has to be installed
specifically from the yum command. You mentioned that <?php phpinfo(); ?>
does not show MySQL support. I would start there.

BillP

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