Here is my script
$db_name = "abc_db";
$table_name = "abc_table";
$link = @mysql_connect("localhost"
$select_db = @mysql_select_db($db_name,
I'm getting the error that "could not select database" but the databse and table actually exists and I can query them at MySql Prompt.
Please help
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$select_db = @mysql_select_db($db_name,
This line is creating the error, the function does not return a value, so you don't need to catch it.
$db_name = "abc_db";
$table_name = "abc_table";
$link = @mysql_connect("localhost"
mysql_select_db($db_name, $link) or die("could not select database");
retrivied from PHP Manual at http://www.php.net
mysql_select_db
(PHP 3, PHP 4 >= 4.0b1)
mysql_select_db -- Select a MySQL database
Description
bool mysql_select_db (string database_name [, resource link_identifier])
Returns: TRUE on success, FALSE on error.
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you dont need put the result in a var, but you can do this!
First, change the following:
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$link = @mysql_connect("localhost"
$select_db = @mysql_select_db($db_name,
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TO:
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$link = mysql_connect("localhost",
echo mysql_error();
$select_db = mysql_select_db($db_name, $link);
echo mysql_error();
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This will echo to screen the reason that MySQL is refusing your dB select.
There are many reasons this could be happening.
darin
Hi g handa,
You said you don't know why the error is happening.
Did you echo to the screen, the error that MySQL was sending back to PHP?? (see my previous comment)
This will tell you exactly why MySQL is refusing your database selection. You can then make a permanent fix, not one that works sometimes.
Curious why you award an "A" to a comment that works only sometimes??
darin
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by: phlcPosted on 2001-08-14 at 12:18:19ID: 6385622
check if the user you are connecting have permissions on this database.