Connecting to a database...

[sathanna]

So, I've tried connecting to a database I made... but I can't get the servername right. Apparently, after a little search of the forums, I am not allowed to connect to x10 or whatever to get to my database. I'm confused.

I've pretty much copy pasted some code I found somewhere to help me connect to the database... looks something like this:

// hostname or ip of server
$servername='localhost';

// username and password to log onto db server
$dbusername='myusername';
$dbpassword='mypassword';

// name of database
$dbname='my_database';

////////////// Do not  edit below/////////

connecttodb($servername,$dbname,$dbusername,$dbpassword);
function connecttodb($servername,$dbname,$dbuser,$dbpassword)
{
global $link;
$link=mysql_connect ("$servername","$dbuser","$dbpassword");
if(!$link){die("Could not connect to MySQL");}
mysql_select_db("$dbname",$link) or die ("could not open db".mysql_error());

So is it a hopeless cause and I can't use my database at all, or is it something to do with the code? I'm new to php and mysql and whatnot, so I really have no clue.

Thanks.

[Zubair]

make sure you are using correct username and password..

The correct sytax of username and database is

DB Name = satha_[dbname]
USER = satha_[USER]

[sathanna]

I'm pretty sure I got that part right. I double checked them and everything. I just edited that out for showing it to people... I don't need the brackets though right?

what am I meant to put in the servername part so I can connect to the database? =s

[Zubair]

I'm pretty sure I got that part right. I double checked them and everything. I just edited that out for showing it to people... I don't need the brackets though right?

what am I meant to put in the servername part so I can connect to the database? =s

Yeah you don`t need to use brackets. replace [dbname] with database name.
In servername you must enter localhost
Which is shown correct in the above code.

Did you add user to database in cpanel??

[sathanna]

dang.. I tried localhost. I'm sure everything else is okay. Perhaps everything IS okay...it's just another part that's freaking out.

After a check, I think it might just be that I am not creating the table correctly... baahhh.. so confusing. :eek4: At least I'm reassured that localhost IS the right thing to put there.

Thank you. Time to go look up more stuff on creating data and whatnot. :happysad: