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Re: Connecting to MySQL server.... [message #181057 is a reply to message #181040] Sun, 07 April 2013 18:17 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
Jerry Stuckle is currently offline  Jerry Stuckle
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On 4/7/2013 9:09 AM, M. Strobel wrote:
> Am 07.04.2013 14:32, schrieb Jerry Stuckle:
>> On 4/7/2013 4:45 AM, M. Strobel wrote:
>>> Am 07.04.2013 05:23, schrieb nag:
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> I have debconnect.php like the following...
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> <?php
>>>>
>>>> $con=mysql_connect("localhost","root","") ;
>>>>
>>>> if(!$con){
>>>> die('Error in Connection: '. mysql_error());
>>>> }
>>>> mysql_select_db('newdb',$con);
>>>>
>>>> ?>
>>>>
>>>> If I give the password or user name wrong it is flashing the error, but if the
>>>> database name wrong it is simply displaying a blank php file. How can I change the
>>>> above to show the error even if the wrong database name is given.
>>>>
>>>> Thank you.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>> Two more observations:
>>>
>>> - you are using the deprecated mysql API, use mysqli or PDO instead.
>>> - if the db server is local, it is a lot faster to connect to a path pointing to a
>>> local socket
>>>
>>> /Str.
>>>
>>
>> "localhost" DOES use a socket (Linux) or named pipe (Windows).
>
> I am talking about the difference between AF_UNIX and AF_INET, on Linux - is this new
> that "localhost" does not start an IP connection? Can't check now, don't have a test DB.
>
> /Str.
>

No, localhost has NEVER started an IP connection in MySQL.

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