How to run php to connect to mysql on debian web server

sauceboss

I having trouble writing the right script to connect my website to a SQL database they are both on the same server I was just wondering if there any suggestion that I could get on the script that I'm trying to run. I took out the password on purpose

<?php<br />
$db_host = "10.0.0.22";

$db_username = "root";

$db_pass = "blank";

$db_name = "test";

@mysql_connect ("$db_host","$db_username","$db_pass") or die ("could not mysql");

@mysql_select_db("$db_name") or die ("no database");

echo"Sussecful Connection";

?>

the problem that I am running into is that I don't get anything telling me if it connected or not

pax

Hi there,

Try this :

<?php
$db_host = "10.0.0.22";
$db_username = "root";
$db_pass = "blank";
$db_name = "test";

$connect = mysql_connect ($db_host,$db_username,$db_pass);
mysql_select_db($db_name, $connect);

//Here you put your SQL query

?>

You was wrong on the mysql_select_db, also a variable do not need double quote for be processed inside a php fonction.

Edit : You Should not use it, replace instead by mysqli :

<?php
	//Settings mySQL variable

        $db_host = "127.0.0.1";
        $db_name = "dbname";
        $db_username = "myuser";
        $db_password = "mypassword";

	//Connect to mySQL 

        $connect = mysqli_connect($db_host, $db_username, $db_password, $db_name);

	//Set, UTF8 output charset 

	mysqli_set_charset($connect, "utf8");
?>