Sorry for the typing error - still trying to wake up :-)
Might be that you need to add the host?
my $dbh = DBI->connect("DBI:mysql:Library:Localhost","username","password");
Douglas
Douglas Brantz wrote:
> Might be that you need to add the host?
>
> my $dbh = DBI->connect("BDI:mysql:Library:Localhost","username","password");
>
> Douglas
>
> Mark Riordan wrote:
>
> > Hi sorry to bother u I have a dbase called Library set up on mysql. When
> > i
> > try connecting to it from a web page using for example
> > connectTest.cgi..............
> >
> > my $dbh = DBI->connect("DBI:mysql:Library", '****', '******');
> >
> > if($dbh)
> > {.....}
> > else
> > {....}
> >
> > I keep getting a connection failed with it jumping straight to else
> > statement. However if I run
> > it from the cgi-directory using eg ./connectTest.cgi it runs the code
> > outputting the correct results. Connection only fails from web
> > page.(Root
> > user/password used). Any ideas???????
> >
> > Mark
> >
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