PHP and MySQL

[Neben Kabon]

pconnect as follows (username/password removed)...

@ $db = mysql_pconnect ('localhost', 'XXXXXXXX', 'XXXXXXXX');
	
	if (!$db)
	{
		echo 'Error: could not connect to database.';
	}


On Thu, 2003-06-12 at 17:48, Miguel Garcia II wrote:
> are you using connect or pconnect?
> 
> On Thursday 12 June 2003 16:28, Neben Kabon wrote:
> > My /etc/php.ini file had:
> >
> > display_errors = On
> > display_startup_errors = Off
> >
> > I changed them to be both 'on' and restarted mysql.  I don't see any
> > change in the php output.
> >
> > On Thu, 2003-06-12 at 17:08, nathan r. hruby wrote:
> > > On 12 Jun 2003, Neben Kabon wrote:
> > > > No. When I view the source, the code stops at the point at which the db
> > > > connection should occur.
> > > >
> > > > Even the html closing tags following the php script does not output.
> > > >
> > > > If I try to do something else like phpinfo(); that works O.K. but not
> > > > if I try connecting to the database.
> > >
> > > Most likely your mysql_connect() syntax is oncorrect and php jsut isn;t
> > > outputing any errors, becasue the default php is set to display_errors =
> > > Off and display_startup_errors = Off which won;t show a whit of errored
> > > out put and behave exactly as you describe.
> > >
> > > If this is a development machine, edit these two lines for the entries in
> > > /etc/php.conf (if using the YDL RPM's, /usr/lib/php.ini or
> > > /usr/local/lib/php.ini otherwise) or if this is a production machine, add
> > > ini_set() calls to enable these at the top of your php scripts to enable
> > > this behavoir and then comment them out when fixed.
> > >
> > > The theory is that not having erros displayed by default is a good thing
> > > because they can give an attacker a better clue about login flow, what
> > > functions you're using and divludge your filesystem layout.
> > >
> > > -n
> > >
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