Okay - that was silly of me. I was checking the return values of the insert and the select, but I never did one for the connect.
It's failing on the connect - I'm assuming that all I have to do is ask them what the proper way to connect to their database is. Thanks for your help! Lisa At 11:43 AM 1/26/02 -0600, Paul DuBois wrote: >At 12:36 -0500 1/26/02, Lisa M. Venezia wrote: >>Hi, I am new to this list and was wondering if someone can help me. >> >>I am running very simple SQL through PHP and mySQL to connect to a >>database, add data to it, and display this data. This will eventually be >>used for a guestbook for my organization, the New York Skyliners Sr. Drum >>and Bugle Corps. >> >>Two things are going wrong... 1) I am unable to add any data to the >>database. 2) I am unable to display what's already in there. I know the >>PHP is executing because the rest of the code works. My permissions on >>the file are correct. I am getting NO errors! It just doesn't work at all. >> >>I have talked to my ISP (fast.net), and they insist that since it is a >>"third party" script, they cannot help me. However, I feel that it could >>only be a problem with their server because I have verified that the code >>is correct. > >That's an odd statement to make, given that you know the script doesn't work. > >Try executing your queries from some other client program (such as mysql). >Then you can see whether or not they really work as you expect. > >Also, when you say you're getting NO errors!, how do you know? Are you >checking the result of *every* MySQL-related function call to make sure >that they succeed. If you're not, you're shooting yourself in the foot. > >> >>If anyone can help me, I am looking for the following information: >> >>If anyone has seen a similar problem before... >>If anyone can say if they think it's a configuration problem on the server... >> >>If I can confirm that the problem is on their end, I will take any >>replies to this and send it to the fast.net support and insist that they >>help me. >> >>Even better, if you really think it's a problem on my end, I will work >>with someone individually and give copies of my code. >> >>Thanks! >> >>Lisa >> >> >>--------------------------------------------------------------------- >>Before posting, please check: >> http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) >> http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) >> >>To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- >Before posting, please check: > http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) > http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) > >To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To unsubscribe, e-mail ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php
