Re: [PHP] mysql_connect noob question

On Fri, Apr 19, 2013 at 3:43 PM, Glob Design Info <[email protected]> wrote:
> I know this has probably been answered already.
>
> When I pass a user name and password from a form to my PHP script and then
> pass those to mysql_connect it doesn't connect. When I paste those exact
> same values into mysql_connect as string literals it works.
>
> Can anyone tell me why this happens?
>
> I know the strings are identical to the literals I try in a test but they
> don't work when submitted via form.
>
> $form_user = $_POST[ 'user' ];
> $form_pass = $_POST[ 'password' ];
>
> # Connect to remote DB
>
> $LINK = mysql_connect( $host, $form_user, $form_pass );


Please show the error you are getting from the mysql_connect


>
> And yes, my $host param is correct.
>
> Thanks,
>
> --
> PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/)
> To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
>