Thanks for the help, all! Here was the problem...I think, I'm pretty sure, eh?
In mysql_select_db($database_mydb, $mydb), I have the variable, "$database_mydb", which is actually something that Macromedia's Dreamweaver MX created (for those that don't know it, Dreamweaver MX supports a little PHP). Well, not to put the blame on Macromedia, it was all my fault and I now feel a bit stupid, I think it all boiled down to "$database_mydb" not being declared global in the function I wrote to do the query. Funny that it worked probably 95% of the time. Must have been due to mysql_pconnect or something holding open previous connections to the db and the script just connecting to the last connected db. Anyway... Sorry for the trouble! Jeff > -----Original Message----- > From: hugh danaher [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, June 06, 2002 5:37 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cc: php > Subject: Re: [PHP] Weird intermittent "No Database Selected" problem > > > Are all the variables needed for the function getting into your > call_user_func()? Also, perhaps some aren't set or are being > unset outside > your function--say, you are opening a new page and not passing all the > variables to it. The function (which apparently works) isn't getting set > variables. Try echoing the input variables just above the > function call and > see if they're all there. > Hope this helps, > Hugh > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jeff Field" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Php-General (E-mail)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thursday, June 06, 2002 2:34 PM > Subject: RE: [PHP] Weird intermittent "No Database Selected" problem > > > > Hmmm...not sure how to check the status of the db function calls (sorry, > I'm > > relatively new to PHP, help on this is appreciated), but I did add the > > following to the script: > > > > echo "Error " . mysql_errno ( ). ": " . mysql_error ( ); > > > > It prints out "Error 0:" when the script runs just fine, but > nothing when > > the page comes back with "No Database Selected". > > > > Any thoughts? Thanks! > > > > Jeff > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Scott Hurring [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > Sent: Thursday, June 06, 2002 4:15 PM > > > To: Php-General (E-mail) > > > Subject: RE: [PHP] Weird intermittent "No Database Selected" problem > > > > > > > > > I assume you're not checking the status returned by the > > > database function calls, becuase they'd probably give > > > you valueable information on *why* it's doing that. :) > > > > > > try checking the return val, and (if using mysql) print > > > out mysql_error() if you get a bad return val. > > > > > > --- > > > Scott Hurring > > > Systems Programmer > > > EAC Corporation > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Voice: 201-462-2149 > > > Fax: 201-288-1515 > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: Jeff Field [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > > Sent: Thursday, June 06, 2002 4:58 PM > > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Subject: [PHP] Weird intermittent "No Database Selected" problem > > > > > > > > > > > > I apologize...I just posted this to the database list but > > > > then realized it > > > > may not be a database issue, so thought I'd better give it a > > > > shot over here. > > > > > > > > Help! > > > > > > > > I've been having a weird problem today (and maybe it's been > > > > there all along, > > > > just haven't noticed...it's only been live a few days). I > > > > have a web page > > > > that allows users to query my database by either subject or > > > > alphabet (A-Z). > > > > Today (and I think I noticed it once before but didn't pay > > > > much attention), > > > > if you do a query, the first time it comes back with the > results. The > > > > second time, clicking the same letter (or sometimes other > > > > letters), for > > > > instance, it comes back with a "Database Not Selected" error. > > > > Or, every > > > > time in a row for a dozen times it comes back with a > > > > "Database Not Selected" > > > > error. Or, sometimes it comes back with the results just > > > > fine for twenty > > > > times in a row. Or, ... > > > > > > > > You get the idea. It doesn't happen all the time, just > > > > sometimes, and in no > > > > particular order. Very strange because I'm not changing a > dang thing. > > > > Anyway, I've already tried rebooting the server, no change. > > > > And, I've tried > > > > accessing the web page from other machines, same problem. > > > > Has anyone ever > > > > run into this? > > > > > > > > I'm running Red Hat 7.2, Apache 1.3.23, MySQL 3.23.49a, and > PHP 4.2.1. > > > > > > > > Here's the code in the web page with only some name changes > > > > (for security, > > > > ya know): > > > > > > > > <?php > > > > function Query() > > > > { > > > > global $mydb, $recordset, $total_rows, $letter; > > > > $letter = $_GET['letter']; > > > > mysql_select_db($database_mydb, $mydb); > > > > $query = sprintf("SELECT name > > > > FROM tbl_mytable > > > > WHERE name LIKE %s > > > > ORDER BY name ASC", > > > > SQLStr($letter . "%", "text")); > > > > $recordset = mysql_query($query, $mydb) or > > > > die(mysql_error()); > > > > $total_rows = mysql_num_rows($recordset); > > > > } > > > > ?> > > > > > > > > And then the code in my include where I keep all the db > > > > connection stuff: > > > > > > > > <?php > > > > $hostname_mydb = "localhost"; > > > > $database_mydb = "mydb"; > > > > $username_mydb = "user"; > > > > $password_mydb = "xxxxxxxx"; > > > > $mydb= mysql_pconnect($hostname_mydb, $username_mydb, > > > > $password_mydb) or > > > > die(mysql_error()); > > > > ?> > > > > > > > > Any help is appreciated!! 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