Failed connection message won't display... 1

[BFreshour]

What is wrong with the following code? When I have the database up, it connects and loads the page. However when the database is down, instead of displaying the die message; it shows a blank HTML page.

if (!($db = @ mysql_connect($dbhost, $dbuname, $dbpass)))
	die("MySQL Server appears to be down.");

 

[sleipnir214]

Don't know.

This code:

<?php

if (!($db = @ mysql_connect('localhost', 'test', 'test')))
    die(&quot;MySQL Server appears to be down.&quot;);
    
print &quot;Connected&quot;;
    
?>

Will correctly print "Connected" or "MySQL Server appears to be down", depending on whether it can connect to the server or not.

What version of PHP are you running on what platform?

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[BFreshour]

IIS 5.0/PHP 4.30/MySQL 4.0.10

Your statement prints 'Connected' when I have it up, but displays a blank page when the server is down.

 

[BFreshour]

Fixed. Don't ask...

 

[sleipnir214]

C'mon, cough it up.

Someone else might be able to learn from your experience

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[BFreshour]

I was including the wrong file. The file I was making that change to was not the one being called. The file being called was an older file that I hadn't yet added that code to.

 

[sleipnir214]

Yeah, that would do it all right.

I should know -- I've done that same thing myself a time or two.

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