>>>>> "Mark" == Mark Papadakis <markp@stripped> writes:
Mark> Greetings,
Mark> Any idea why mysql_connect() doesn't really connect?
Mark> When issued sometimes it just hungs there doing nothing.
Mark> Using mysql dbname
Mark> doesn't do anything, just trying to connect and not returning with an error
> message or anything.
Mark> Mysql 3.23.3
Mark> the same problem occurs with 3.22.9-beta
Mark> Thank you,
Mark> MarkP
Hi!
This could be a DNS or library problem. The only way to find out what
is going on is to compile MySQL with debugging and generating a trace
file for the client when you can repeat this behaveour.
(The MySQL manual explains how you can do the above)
Regards,
Monty