Fatal error: Call to undefined function mysql_connect

[Patrick Newberry]

--> What error exactly? 
I'm getting the error message
Fatal error: Call to undefined function mysql_connect
When trying to bring a php page up and with code to connect to a mysql
database.

Now the odd thing is that I could type http://localhost/myfile.php in
the opera browser and it would open up and I could run the command
phpinfo();   without problem
However I could not do the same thing in firefox! Seem odd that local
host would work with one browser and not another on the same machine.

Like I said I was in the opera browser I was getting the message: 
Fatal error: Call to undefined function mysql_connect However regular
echo statments worked just fine.

Ok so Then I just said heck, I'll start using the old apt-get
--reinstall install for the mysql modules per the dapper instructions.

Well when I finished Then I could not open my php script in either opera
or firefox! Well at least it was consistant!

I when to the apache2.conf file and commented out this line

AddType application/x-httpd-php .php

Then did the restart of apache but still I php scripts are not
executing.

Not sure if this means anything, but when I do the apache restart I get
the message:
 * Forcing reload of apache 2.0 web server... apache2: Could not
determine the server's fully qualified domain name, using 127.0.0.1 for
ServerName

> 
> You haven't said whether or not you've set up MySQL administrative or 
> host access, or even checked to see if it's bound to a proper 
> port:interface...
> 
I have setup Mysql administrative and when I access that app thru the
gnome menu it comes up but when I attempt to access user admin it just
hangs up.
I can log in via a terminal session with  mysql -u root -p and do the
updates and show database stuff.



> What's your /etc/mysql/my.cnf file have in it for a bind-address?
> 
My bind address is the standard 127.0.0.1

> What does the output of 'netstat -tap' tell you about mysql, if
> anything?

Note: I noticed that when I bring up mysql administrator it defaults to
port 3306) it seems to connect but gets hung up when I try to do user
admin. I tried to use  3291 but still seemed need to fool with this a
bit more on my own.

anyway here is the netstat -tap results.

Active Internet connections (servers and established)
Proto Recv-Q Send-Q Local Address           Foreign Address
State PID/Program name
tcp        0      0 localhost:mysql         *:*
LISTEN     -
tcp        0      0 *:netbios-ssn           *:*
LISTEN     -
tcp        0      0 localhost:2482          *:*
LISTEN     -
tcp        0      0 localhost:4662          *:*
LISTEN     -
tcp        0      0 localhost:ipp           *:*
LISTEN     -
tcp        0      0 *:microsoft-ds          *:*
LISTEN     -
tcp        0      0 localhost:2653          localhost:2482
ESTABLISHED-
tcp        0      0 localhost:2482          localhost:2653
ESTABLISHED-
tcp        0      0 localhost:3291          localhost:mysql
ESTABLISHED10599/mysql-admin
tcp        0      0 localhost:mysql         localhost:3291
ESTABLISHED-
tcp6       0      0 *:www                   *:*
LISTEN     -



> 
> What do the outputs of 'hostname' and 'hostname -f' say?
> 
hostname -f
localhost

> Have you issued commands similar to these to set up MySQL?
> 
I can connect no problem via mysql -u root password
do use database name and create tables etc.


Anyway, I guess number one issue I'll look at tommorow is why php
scripts are not being recognized by my browser but  html files (via
localhost) are being recognized.



Pat
www.gypsyfarm.com