Connecting to a database, A little Problem

[realm]

Hi Guys,

I have come into a little problem connecting to a database on my test server. I cannot see anything wrong with my scripting unless i have been looking at it too long.

Here is my code

<?php
     require("/config/db.config.php");
     $connection = mysql_connect($db_host, $db_user, $db_pass) or die ("Error Connection");
     echo "Connection Made";
?>

There is definitly config/db.config.php and in there is definitly the following $db_host, $db_user, $db_pass.

The details are correct also but still not having any luck. The error i am getting is:

Warning: require(/config/db.config.php) [function.require]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in C:\Program Files\xampp\htdocs\guestbook\index.php on line 2

Fatal error: require() [function.require]: Failed opening required '/config/db.config.php' (include_path='.;C:\Program Files\xampp\php\pear\') in C:\Program Files\xampp\htdocs\guestbook\index.php on line 2

[Iain]

What folder is the file you've got the code in. It's looking for a config folder with db.config.php in it from wherever you're calling it

[aidanjt]

Hi Guys,

I have come into a little problem connecting to a database on my test server. I cannot see anything wrong with my scripting unless i have been looking at it too long.

Here is my code

<?php
     require("/config/db.config.php");
     $connection = mysql_connect($db_host, $db_user, $db_pass) or die ("Error Connection");
     echo "Connection Made";
?>

The require statment is wrong, it's making php look for the db.config.php in the /config system directory, require statements are realitive to the system directory, not the apache root, try

require("./config/db.config.php");

instead, the dot will tell php to be relitive from the current scripts position in the system file hierarchy.

[realm]

Works perfectly now, thanks a lot aidanjt that worked a treat. I thought it would be something small like might a ; or .

Thanks again buddy.

[yamangman]

Or in this instance you could alternativly remove the initial forward slash.