[SOLVED] my script will not connect to the database :@--must be error in code

[mmarif4u]

R u tried this:

<?php
?>

 

instead of this:

<?
?>

 

Other what is the specific error u get.

 

[runnerjp]

yes tried it

all i got is "Couldn't select database." when there is no spelling mistakes and i use my database for many other things

[per1os]

for one, put single quotes around the db name.

 

<?php
$db = mysql_select_db('runnerse_profiles') or die("Couldn't select database.");
?>

 

and two try adding the resource link http://us2.php.net/mysql_select_db , IE:

 

<?php
$conn = mysql_connect("localhost", "user", "pass") or die("Couldn't connect.");
            $db = mysql_select_db('runnerse_profiles', $conn) or die("Couldn't select database.");
         $sql = "SELECT * FROM $tbl_images WHERE image_id = $auth[member_id] AND default_pic = \"yes\"";
         $result = mysql_query($sql,$conn) or die("Couldn't execute query.");
?>

 

See what happens. If nothing than there may be something wrong with the database connection, although everything seems right. Also make sure you are not referring to a tablename in the mysql_select_db  part instead of the actual database name.