Re: [PHP-DB] PHP5: Initial connection to the MySQL server is carried out using the apache webserver userid

[email protected] (Sean DeNigris)
Newsgroups php.db
Message-ID <[email protected]>
On Feb 20, 2009, at 11:24 AM, Paul Will wrote:

> Hi,
>
> When I attempt to connect to a MySQL database I have noticed that the
> initial connection is made using the "wwwrun" userid (this is the  
> userid
> that my Apache2 webserver is running under.)
>
>
> This is the output I see from the Firefox "View Frame Info Function"
>
> Notice: Undefined index:  db in /srv/www/htdocs/LMsummary.php5 on line
> 23
> <br>
>
<snip>
>
> Warning: mysql_connect(): Access denied for user 'wwwrun'@'localhost'
> (using password: NO) in /srv/www/htdocs/LMsummary.php5 on line 28
> <br>Unable to connect to MySQL server,  check userid and password  
> are correct.
>
> However when I examine the values passed to the PHP script used in  
> the mysql_connect()
> function I find that they are correct and as they should be, and it  
> appears that for
> some reason details of the wwwrun userid is being passed to the  
> mysql database prior
> to the correct ones. Is this normal?
>
> I should state that subsequent to this error the PHP connection to  
> the MySQL server
> proceeds normally and the database is read OK and the pages are  
> correctly compiled.
> The phpinfo() function also shows that the indexes apparently  
> contain the correct values.

It would be helpful if you posted the actual connection code (with the  
credentials dummied out obviously).  Otherwise, we all can only guess  
what's going on :)

The DB issue: If the values are not being properly passed to the  
connect function, php will use default values, but post the code if  
you need more support...

Index issue: index problem probably refers to using global variables  
e.g. $_GET.  I googled "php list Notice: Undefined index:" and got http://www.dmxzone.com/go?13811 
  as my first hit.  Check it out to see if that fits.

For faster, easier results next time, search your error on Google  
first - you may get an easy answer to a common question and avoid  
waiting for a response on the list.

Cheers!

Sean DeNigris
[email protected]
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