Verify PHP to MySQL connectivity<\/strong><\/p>\nThis could be one of a painstaking step in this process.<\/p>\n
Ensure that you are able to access MySQL instance. Create a new schema as test and create a table test inside it.<\/p>\n
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Create the table with such a simple columns. Add some values into this table. We will be later writing a simple php file to pull data from this table and display to verify php to mysql connectivity.<\/p>\n
However, before reaching this step, you might want to check http:\/\/localhost\/test.php again. Scroll down and try to locate any section for MySQL. This will not be currently present and will have to be enabled.<\/p>\n
We need to enable the php extension for mysql connectivity. You will have to again edit c:\/php.ini file which we created earlier.<\/p>\n
Look for the php_mysql.dll and uncomment it. Remove the leading ;<\/p>\n
extension=php_mysql.dll<\/p>\n
Restart apache HTTP Server and again verify http:\/\/localhost\/test.php<\/p>\n
Scroll down to locate a MySql section in this page as provided in the screenshot. This would mean that all PHP MySQL connectivity libraries are enabled, so that we can proceed with the testing of PHP and\u00a0MySQL connectivity.<\/p>\n
Create a new file in htdoc folder by the name mysql_conn_test.php and add the below code:<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/pre>\n<?php\r\n\r\n# Define MySQL Settings\r\ndefine(\"MYSQL_HOST\", \"localhost\");\r\ndefine(\"MYSQL_USER\", \"root\");\r\ndefine(\"MYSQL_PASS\", \"yourPass\"); \/\/Your root password goes in here\r\ndefine(\"MYSQL_DB\", \"test\");\r\n\r\n$conn = mysql_connect(\"\".MYSQL_HOST.\"\", \"\".MYSQL_USER.\"\", \"\".MYSQL_PASS.\"\") or die(mysql_error());\r\nmysql_select_db(\"\".MYSQL_DB.\"\",$conn) or die(mysql_error());\r\n\r\n$sql = \"SELECT * FROM test\";\r\n$res = mysql_query($sql);\r\n\r\nwhile ($field = mysql_fetch_array($res))\r\n{\r\n$id = $field['id'];\r\n$name = $field['field'];\r\n\r\necho 'ID: ' . $field['id'] . '<br \/>';\r\necho 'Name: ' . $field['field'] . '<br \/><br \/>';\r\n}\r\n\r\n?><\/code><\/pre>\nNow, try accessing http:\/\/localhost\/ mysql_conn_test.php<\/p>\n
If it fetches the content from database, it would mean that we are finally ready to start installation of Joomla 2.5<\/p>\n
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