David wrote:

> I have installed php and mysql but i am not sure the 2 are able to
> talk to each other.
>
> i have created a database in mysql called test / user: test / pw:
> test and given the user select privelges.
>
> the table has one field column called test.
>
> Can anyone tell me a simple php script to try to see if a connection
> can be made and display that table column??

Simple sample script:

<?php
$db = mysql_connect("localhost", "test", "test");
if ($db !== false) {
echo "could not connect: ".mysql_error();
exit;
}
if (!mysql_select_db("test")) {
echo "problem selecting the database: ".mysql_error();
exit;
}
$testsel = mysql_query("SELECT * FROM `test`");
if ($testsel !== false) {
echo "it works!";
}
else {
echo "query error: ".mysql_error();
}
?>

If there's an error, it will be output to the browser (or wherever
you're running the script from). The resulting error message (if any)
might also tell you what the problem is.

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