in reply to using PERL, PHP and MYSQL together

What username and password (if any) do you specify in the "connect"-statement to the database? MySQL is very "touchy" about using the right username or otherwise it will not let you in and play!

CountZero

A program should be light and agile, its subroutines connected like a string of pearls. The spirit and intent of the program should be retained throughout. There should be neither too little or too much, neither needless loops nor useless variables, neither lack of structure nor overwhelming rigidity." - The Tao of Programming, 4.1 - Geoffrey James

In Section Seekers of Perl Wisdom