Topic: Functions don't work, require once

[Piano_wamp]

I've done my first istallation of Apache, PHP, and MySQL. Simple stuff seems to work OK.

However, when I try to use the require_once function, my error log says:

[Sun May 25 17:27:24 2008] [error] [client 127.0.0.1] PHP Warning: require_once(DB.PHP) [<a href='function.require-once'>function.require-once</a>]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in D:\\Program Files\\Apache Software Foundation\\Apache2.2\\htdocs\\test.php on line 12
[Sun May 25 17:27:24 2008] [error] [client 127.0.0.1] PHP Fatal error: require_once() [<a href='function.require'>function.require</a>]: Failed opening required 'DB.PHP' (include_path='.;C:\\php5\\pear') in D:\\Program Files\\Apache Software Foundation\\Apache2.2\\htdocs\\test.php on line 12


This has never worked and strikes me as a configuration issue.

I have tried unistalling and re-installing MySQL, but still get the same error. It's commented out now, but I also used to get a similar error on mysql_connect();

TYFYH

[James Blond]

can you post an example code? ist the DB.PHP in the same folder?

[Piano_wamp]

TY, I can't find any DB.php file anywhere.

Here's the example code:


<?php

/*
phpinfo();

*/
require_once "DB.PHP";
require "db.inc";

$dbhost = 'localhost';
$dbuser = 'Admin';
$dbpass = 'admin';

/*
$conn = mysql_connect($dbhost, $dbuser, $dbpass) or die ('Error connecting to mysql');

$dbname = 'test';
mysql_select_db($dbname);

/*
require_once "DB.php";
require "db.inc";
$dsn = "mysql://Admin:admin@localhost/test";
print "{$dsn}";
*/

print "<p>END test<p/> </BODY>";
print "</html>";
?>

[James Blond]

*g*
require!!(_once) means that there must be a db.php

comment out that lines...

Where did you get that code?

very short working example

[Piano_wamp]

TY.

Code came from O'Reilly's "PHP and MySQL" - 2nd edition.

Tried your code. It worked at least until the point of getting an Access denied for user message, but that's probabl something else. At least the function was called.

Shouldn't DB.php have come down with the PHP download? Or is this something obsolete in PHP5. PHP5 was only in beta at the time the book was published, so it's mostly about PHP4. I'm pretty sure I did a full sownload with options maxed. Maybe an uninstall and re-install?

[alex.w474]

You do need to reinstall PHP.
I suspect that the DB.php file from the example may come from PEAR (PHP repository of reusable code). In any case, please do not learn outdated stuff. Look at PHP manual or Zend Framework examples.

[James Blond]

[alex.w474]

I'm frustrated because of my mind. Of course "You do NOT need to reinstall PHP". I'm sorry for the mistype.