Re: PHP: mysql_connect() undefined function

["Paolo Pantaleo" <paolopantaleo@gmail.com>]

2006/8/16, Roberto C. Sanchez <roberto@familiasanchez.net>:
> On Wed, Aug 16, 2006 at 05:24:44PM +0200, Paolo Pantaleo wrote:
> > Hi,
> > I am quite a newbie with PHP...
> >
> > I get this error message:
> >
> > Fatal error: Call to undefined function mysql_connect() in
> > /home/paolo/webs/mypic/s_page/guestbook.php on line 19
> >
> > but  I can use phpMyAdmin
> >
> > The same page works ok on another Apache serve.
> >
> > Any suggestion?
> >
> Yes.  Please don't use PHP.  Unless you are a very experienced and very
> disciplined programmer, it is far too easy to hack together some
> unmaintainable crap.  Please use something more sane like Python or
> maybe even Ruby (though I know many people who do not care for the Ruby
> style).  Second, please don't use MySQL (or at least MySQL-specific
> code).  If you use Python, I would recommend you make use of the DB-API
> which allows you access any standard databse from your program (similar
> to ODBC, which is also an option in Python, though DB-API is actually
> included in the language now, IIRC).  That way your app stays portable
> across database implementations.
>
> Regards,
>
> -Roberto

Well,

on my toy hosting service I haven't python or ruby, only mysql and
php. I konw Python and I like it very much, but I think I cannot use
any templating system (PSP or Cheetah, or whatever). Any idea about
that?

Moreover I want something that just works in little time, so PHP seems
quite good.

Greetings
PAolo


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