simple script won't work. Please help


Posted on 16th Feb 2014 07:03 pm by admin

I'm new to php, and I am having trouble displaying a simple script in my web browser. My php code executes fine but the html tags in my script are treated as text and displayed on the page.

This is myscript:

Did you know?Explore Trending and Topic pages for more stories like this.
<?php

print “Opening the connection to the database server< br />”;

$link = mysql_connect("localhost", "root", "password");

print " Selecting a database< br />" ;

$result = mysql_select_db( "databasename" ) ;

if ( $result )

{

print " Database selected successfully< br />";

}

else

{

print " There was a problem with the database
selection< br />" ;

}

?>


This is the output:

Opening the connection to the database server< br /> Selecting a database< br /> Database selected successfully< br />

Why are the html tags being displayed in the output?

I'm using:

php 5.3.1
apache 2.2.12
mysql 5.0.88

on fedora 10.

Any help would be much appreciated.

Thanks
No comments posted yet

Your Answer:

Login to answer
346 Like 16 Dislike
Previous forums Next forums
Other forums

Two warning messages
Quote<b>Warning</b>: mysql_real_escape_string() expects parameter 1 to

Help with translating C code into assembler code
Hi im doing a project that moves a robot around a maze avoiding walls and need some help with conver

Inserting multiple records from single form
I've found a number of threads that deal with this issue, but I'm new to php and coding language so

Help building / using array
First - this is a cross-posting, if this is wrong I apologise! What started out as a MySQL query que

Quick variable question
hey guys/gals,
im trying to write a php script and it works fine as i have it, but i need to set

This is driving me nuts!
This insert query looks to be alright, however I get this error:

QuoteYou have an error in yo

Quick Question about echo value
Hey guys, I'm trying to get something to show differently in one of my scripts. I'm trying to make

question about header() security
is is safe to just use the header() function to redirect someone if they are, say, not logged in? or

Session login issue
I'm wondering how to fix a problem I'm having with a session-based login system

Say I go to h

Update data to upper case in parent/child tables
Hi Gurus!

In production we have a product table and which is being reference by many tabl

Sign up to write
Sign up now if you have flare of writing..
Login   |   Register
Follow Us
Indyaspeak @ Facebook Indyaspeak @ Twitter Indyaspeak @ Pinterest RSS



Play Free Quiz and Win Cash