php.ini help needed

[gjm68]

I am new to php and mysql so please bear with me.

In my php directory I have

php.ini-dist
php.ini-recomended

I have setup mysql and have added a database using the console.

However when I try to access it from php commands the web page is blank

I am guessing that this has something to do with my setup of the php.ini file.

Do I have to rename one of the above two files to php.ini? If so then which on. Also what do I have to change within this file in order to make my web page display the records within the database?

many thanks

 

[flugh]

You need to post your code (this is a PHP forum after all ;-)) that is failing. Also, your php.ini is usually in /etc/php.ini or your distro may put it somewhere like /etc/php/php.ini. The important thing is you have php-mysql support either compiled into the binary, or available as a module. If loading it via a module, you need to make sure the path is correct in php.ini.

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JBR