Fatal error: Call to undefined function mysql_connect() in C:abhirupphp_progtest1.php
on line 15my total code is

<?php
    // hostname or ip of the server (for local testing localhost should work)
    $dbServer = "localhost";

    // username and password to log onto db server (what you entered in MySQL installation)
    $dbUser = "root";
    $dbPass = "abhirup";

    // name of database (MySQL by default comes with an empty database named "test")
    $dbName = "test";

    // open server connection
    $link = mysql_connect($dbServer, $dbUser, $dbPass) or die("Could not connect to server");
    echo "Connected successfully”;

    // test database connection
    mysql_select_db($dbName) or die(“Could not select database”);
    echo “Database selected successfully”;

    // close server connection
    mysql_close($link);
?>

However, it does make sense to only enable those extensions that you require.

Almost everything went just fine, except for the php.ini location. I cannot copy it to C:\Windows because Apache would not start and the same happens when I refer the PHPInidir parameter to my PHP installation path (C:\Program Files\PHP\). I am currently using Windows Vista Business.

I thought it might be something related to file permissions but I copied the php.ini file to a new directory (C:\PHPINIDIR\) and changed the PhpInidir parameter in httpd.config and again it didn’t start.

Finally I tried disabling all extensions and EUREKA! apache started. I enabled only those extensions that I will need and all works great since then. I think it would be great if you could clarify the reasons of PHP crash when all extensions are enabled upon installation.

I installed apache as per your directions.. Thanks so much!!! But when I install php, it doesn’t show me the option of setting Apache as the server.. I have tried working things around.. Doesn’t work.. hope you could help me

To add the extensions, you need to make sure the following exists/is uncommented:

extension_dir = “c:\php\ext”

Where “c:\php\ext” is the path to your PHP extensions directory (change if needed).

You also need to add the following to PHP.ini (if not already there):

extension=php_mysql.dll
extension=php_mysqli.dll

Another gotcha could be that the 3rd-party database provider doesn’t allow remote connections to the database or may have changed the default port through which connections are made.

I seem to have got Apache and PHP cooperating on my Vista-driven laptop, but would like to connect to a web-based database (the one that will be used when I upload the files to my ‘live’ site) when editing php pages on the localhost. I have tried to indicate the ‘mysql.default_host =’ (as well as the _user, and _password variables) in the php.ini to point to my sql server (ie: http://mysql.mywebsite.com) but still get the ol’ Fatal error: Call to undefined function mysql_connect(). Could the default port setting under the mysqli heading in the php.ini be affecting my abilities to point to my live database? Are there special rules/commands/workarounds I need to be looking for in order to edit files on a localhost while drawing info from a web-based mysql database? I have installed Apache 2.2, PHP 5, and MySql 5.1; the ‘live’ database is MySql Server Version 4.1.16-standard-log. My coding/technical skill level: just enough to be dangerous and break things.

To actually view the file, you can’t simply double-click it, you’ll need to browse to it in, for example, Firefox or Internet Explorer.