Same here - I previously had a site up and running using ASP with an Access
database - so I'm not a complete newbie. Now I'm trying to "move on" to MYSQL
and PHP. I'm quite at home with a DOS prompt, but never have I come across
such a non-intuitive combination as these two. I've been trying to connect to
my database for over a week now! Just as well I enjoy a challenge...I'm going
to get to the bottom of this if it's the last thing I do. Have to say that my
ISP support leaves a lot to be desired. I've been asking for the *full* URL
path to the database server for over a week and all they come back with is
/home/username/public_html, which isn't really helping!
I'm currently trying to get a simple login page running see
http://www.figfan.com and will happily report back for the benefit of anolte if
I ever get it working.