Posted by Rob Agar on 10/24/43 11:14

hi Rahot

From: rahot man
> I have windows server 2003, PHPv5.0.3, Mysql v4.1 and IIS 6 and i am
> working in Macromedia Dreamweaver MX2004
>
> i am unable to connect to the mysql server. but my php files
> are running
> fine and my mysql server is also running fine.
>
> i) i had changed the php.ini-dist file to php.ini.
> ii)i uncommented the extensions of php_mysql.dll in php.ini file
> iii)i set the extensions_dir to
> extension_dir = "D:\PHP\php-5.0.3\ext\" in php.ini file
> iv)i had copied the libmysql.dll in windows\system32 and
> windows\system
> v)i also copied the php_mysql.dll to D:\PHP\
>
> i wrote the following code:
> <?php
> $dbhost = "localhost";
> $dbusername = "root";
> $dbpassword = "admin";
> $dbname = "test";
> $connect = @mysql_connect ( $dbhost,$dbusername,$dbpassword ) or
> die ("Could not connect ".mysql_error());
> mysql_select_db($dbname,$connect) or
> die("Could not select database".mysql_error());
> ?>
>
> but after all these i am still getting the error
> Fatal error: Call to undefined function mysql_connect() in
> D:\PHP\teknohub\new.php on line 14
>
> please help me to solve this problem out

One thing to check is this: are you sure IIS is reading the php.ini file
you think it's reading?

You can find out by running <?php phpinfo() ?>. There will also be a
mysql section somewhere in the output if the extensions loaded.

hth
Rob

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