Re: [PHP] Mysqli Extension

On Mon, Aug 19, 2013 at 9:40 PM, Ashley Sheridan
<[email protected]>wrote:

>
>
> Matijn Woudt <[email protected]> wrote:
> >On Mon, Aug 19, 2013 at 8:55 PM, Ashley Sheridan
> ><[email protected]>wrote:
> >
> >>
> >>
> >> Curtis Maurand <[email protected]> wrote:
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >Ethan Rosenberg wrote:
> >> >> Dear List -
> >> >>
> >> >> My
> >> >mysqli extension seems to have gone away.
> >> >>
> >> >> $host =
> >> >'localhost';
> >> >> $user = 'root';
> >> >> $password = 'SdR3908';
> >> >> echo "hello2<br />";
> >> >>
> >> >var_dump(function_exists('mysqli_connect'));// this returns
> >boo(false)
> >> >> $db = 'Store';
> >> >> $cxn =
> >> >mysqli_connect($host,$user,$password,$db);
> >> >>
> >> >> I tried to
> >> >reinstall -
> >> >>
> >> >> rosenberg:/home/ethan#  apt-get install
> >> >php5-common libapache2-mod-php5
> >> >> php5-cli
> >> >> Reading
> >> >package lists... Done
> >> >> Building dependency tree
> >> >> Reading
> >> >state information... Done
> >> >> libapache2-mod-php5 is already the
> >> >newest version.
> >> >> libapache2-mod-php5 set to manually
> >> >installed.
> >> >> php5-cli is already the newest version.
> >> >>
> >> >php5-cli set to manually installed.
> >> >> php5-common is already the
> >> >newest version.
> >> >> php5-common set to manually installed.
> >> >>
> >> >0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
> >> >>
> >> >
> >> >> It did not help.
> >> >>
> >> >> TIA
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >Ethan
> >> >>
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> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >Found
> >> >this in ubuntu forums.
> >> >
> >> >http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1814736
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >sudo apt-get install
> >> >php5-mysql
> >> >This package contains the PHP module that interfaces with the MySQL
> >> >server.
> >>
> >> Could it be that the mysql service on the server has stopped.
> >Typically
> >> you'd do something like this on RedHat/Fedora servers:
> >>
> >> service mysqld status
> >>
> >> That would certainly stop the extension working from within PHP.
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >> Ash
> >>
> >>
> >I'm sorry, but this is just plain wrong.
> >The extension has nothing to do with the mysql service. In fact, a lot
> >of
> >the larger websites have their database service running at a different
> >server, and probably don't even have the mysql service installed.
> >
> >- Matijn
>
> Look at his connection settings, it says localhost...
>
> Thanks,
> Ash
>


var_dump(function_exists('**mysqli_connect'));// this returns boo(false)

I think it explains everything.

- Matijn