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Problem Connecting to MySQL Server via PHP
1) One could be the reason.. <?php $connection = mysql_connect ('localhost', 'test', 'password') or die ('<b>Could not connect: </b>' . mysql_error()); $result = mysql_select_db("gagalugc_stocks") or die ('<b>Could not connect: </b>' . mysql_error()); ?> 2) Didn't check for port when adding...- abigailscotty
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- Forum: PHP
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Passing apostrophe in form
$value_var = stripslashes ($value_var); Use to remove slash to display data on a web page. $value_var = addslashes ($value_var); Use to add the slash back to put data to a database. The slash is used to escape the apostrophe otherwise the apostrophe signifies end of the string and you only get...- abigailscotty
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- Forum: PHP
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How can I test PHP skills in a interview?
My company needs to hire a PHP developer, but nobody has PHP knowledge in my company and we find difficult to test for PHP skills. If it were a C/Java developer I would ask him to write a quick implementation of the Game of Life, but PHP is a completely different language. I saw this test with...- abigailscotty
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