Hi JIM, When you install php, you need to enable the mysql function ! So I think that you need re-compile the php again -- like that ./configure --with-apache=/path/to/apache --with-mysql=/path/to/mysql . . . . . . and so on -- For example you install mysql on /usr/local/mysql path ./configure --with-apache=/path/to/apache --with-mysql=/usr/local/mysql . . . . . . and so on Good Luck Perrin -----Original Message----- From: JIM [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2001 9:50 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [PHP-INST] any extra work need to make php mysql function available? hi all, i am using redhat. i am able to run php script thro' webpage. but, failed to use mysql functions in php. is there any extra work need to initialize these functions? my code and error are shown as below, code **************************** <? echo " text generated by php <br>\n"; echo $rmnum; printf(" b4 connected <br>\n"); $link=mysql_pconnect("192.168.0.101", "chaze", "sochausee") or die ("failed"); mysql_select_db("stjohn"); ?> result **************************** text generated by php b4 connected Fatal error: Call to undefined function: mysql_pconnect() in /home/chaze/public_html/sjc/energy.php on line 7 **************************** any comments? thanks, jim -- PHP Install Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]