mysqli_connect error on wamp but not on remote server
When I use the following code on the remote server, it works when making DB calls.
DEFINE ('DB_USERNAME', 'abc');
DEFINE ('DB_PASSWORD', 'def');
DEFINE ('DB_SERVER', 'server_address:3306');
DEFINE ('DB_DATABASE', 'ghi');
$dbc = mysqli_connect(DB_SERVER, DB_USERNAME, DB_PASSWORD, DB_DATABASE);
echo "mysqli_connect dbc = ".$dbc."<br>";DEFINE ('DB_USERNAME', 'abc');
DEFINE ('DB_PASSWORD', 'def');
DEFINE ('DB_SERVER', 'localhost:3306');
DEFINE ('DB_DATABASE', 'ghi');
$dbc = mysqli_connect(DB_SERVER, DB_USERNAME, DB_PASSWORD, DB_DATABASE);
echo "mysqli_connect dbc = ".$dbc."<br>";ASKER
what is the relationship between the server_address and the localhost?
are both systems WAMP?
=> The server_address is on a remote linux server with PHP 5.3
=> The localhost is on my desktop running PHP 5.6.25
$dbc is a connection pointer, why would you think to echo it out?
run queries and output the results, test whether $dbc is true (connection exists) false, connection failed.
=> $dbc shows as true on both localhost and server_address, but when I use it as follows, the message pops up. It seems to balk when used to test the cookie. Thus the echo test.
are both systems WAMP?
=> The server_address is on a remote linux server with PHP 5.3
=> The localhost is on my desktop running PHP 5.6.25
$dbc is a connection pointer, why would you think to echo it out?
run queries and output the results, test whether $dbc is true (connection exists) false, connection failed.
=> $dbc shows as true on both localhost and server_address, but when I use it as follows, the message pops up. It seems to balk when used to test the cookie. Thus the echo test.
$cookie = mysqli_real_escape_string ($dbc, $cookie);SOLUTION
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Here is an explanation of the function and examples of its use.
You should use the site to make sure your use of functions are as they were intended.
http://php.net/manual/en/mysqli.real-escape-string.php
You should use the site to make sure your use of functions are as they were intended.
http://php.net/manual/en/mysqli.real-escape-string.php
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Excellent! I've made the changes and they work well.
Ray, that's a great E-E article. I'm working my way through the references for mysqli.
Thanks guys.
Ray, that's a great E-E article. I'm working my way through the references for mysqli.
Thanks guys.
are both systems WAMP?
you need to assign the output from running
check whether both running the same version of php.....
$dbc is a connection pointer, why would you think to echo it out?
run queries and output the results, test whether $dbc is true (connection exists) false, connection failed.
You should always include test to make sure the mysqli_connection connected versus not