i have been using php for a short while now and am starting to add on mysql database. i have been reading a book about using php and mysql together and i have a sample script from that book that i have linked from my home page. when i click on the link i get this error: Fatal error: Call to undefined function mysql_connect() in /home/mike/Desktop/web/testdatabase.php on line 7 lines 6, 7, and 8 of my code is: //open connection to database server. $connection = mysql_connect('localhost', 'directory', 'directory') or die ('unable to connect!'); the server is mine (ubuntu8.04 with php5) and this is not actually on the net, just my local machine. as i am new to this and the book dont say anything about this "function" i could use a little help. thanks in advance mike......
the fix to my problem was i had to add php5-mysql (the mysql module for php5). then i restarted the machine and all worked well.
How? I am having the same problem, how did you add the php5-mysql module if you don't mind my asking?
how i fixed. i have a desktop on the machine and i used the package manager under system->admin->package manager. you could also apt-get install phpmyadmin ether should work. how are you trying to use the php. do you have apache or a similar web server installed.....