Posted by Peter Pei on 09/29/83 12:01

You have to install mysql driver yourself, unfortunately the installation
instruction is not correct at least for windows. Also try to use mysqli
whenever posible.
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"Kevin R" <kraleigh@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
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>I have this error:
> Fatal error: Call to undefined function mysql_connect() in ...file name
>
> Why would this create an error on this code?
> $link = mysql_connect("localhost", "root", "") or die(mysql_error());
> I am working locally so the root, and username should be correct.
>
> any ideas what gives?
>
> Kevin

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