Very beginner help please

[rorybing]

Hi,

 

I'm trying to set up a mysql database on my laptop, XP, and connect to a test database using php.

 

I've created the database called 'testdb' with user account 'test' and password 'password. The code I'm using to try and connect to the test datase is the following;

$dbconnect=mssql_connect("localhost", "test", "password");

But when I open the page in a web browser, I am getting the following error;

Fatal error: Call to undefined function mssql_connect() in <file_location>

 

I'm hoping I'm doing something simple here, but, I've looked up forums and this seems to be the code to use to connect.

 

Anyone who could help would be greatly appreciated.

 

Thanks.

[annihilate]

You need to use mysql_connect function if you're connecting to a MySQL database.

http://php.net/manual/en/function.mysql-connect.php

[rorybing]

Hi,

 

Thanks for the quick reply, I knew it was gonna be something simple I was doing wrong. Got it connected there.

 

Thanks for your help.