Call to undefined function: mysql_connect()

[newphpbie]

This is really silly. I've just migrated onto another linux box and I'm trying to get my program working again.

I have a function called connectfunct2()

It's telling me

Fatal error: Call to undefined function: mysql_connect() in /var/

http://www/html/Phones/functions/connectfunct2.php

on line 5

Line 5 is this...

$db=mysql_connect("localhost","","")or Die("Can't connect :" .mysql_error());

I'm boggled because I thought it would show me the "Can't connect :" error message if the location, username and password were incorrect? I'm sure the connecting parameters are correct, so why else would it say that it's an undefined varable?

Can anyone give me some clues please.....

Tony

 

[newphpbie]

Hi Tony. What a common problem you have. If you looked carefully(in the right place) you'd proberbly find loads of posts to the same question.

It's proberbly got something to do with you not installing MySQL properly, make sure PHP is configured with MySQL else you'll get that exact error message.

Good luck with the rest of your day.

Tony

 

[newphpbie]

Thanks for the swift reply Tony.

Next time I shall take more time to research the problem before I post a question.

My apologies for wasting valuable question space.

Tony

 

[danielhozac]

It's always nice to see another schizophrenic Tek-Tips user!

//Daniel