it sounds like maybe you dont have the mysql php extension turned on in the php ini file, or your php doesnt have mysql support?
Luke "James Marcinek" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Hello Everyone, > > I'm new to this so forgive my ignorance. I'm trying to use php with MySQL > as a database. I'm using apache 2.0 in addition to Mysql 4.1. > > I created a simple page (using book to learn) and when I try to go to a > simple php script I recieve the following error: > > Call to undefined function: mysql_connect() > > I've followed the instructions and the mysql_connect() function has the > correct arguments supplied ("host", "user", "passwd"); > > Can anyone shed any light on this? I've looked at the php.ini file and it > looks ok. the apache has the php.conf file in the conf.d directory. > > The book I'm learning from had some simple examples pages that I created > early on and they work; however this is the first attempt at trying to use > php to connect. > > Any help would be appreciated. > > Thanks, > > James -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php