undefined mysql_connect()

Hey again all, so I have this assignment due for my INT322 (Web Programming Using Perl & PHP) course. We have to create a form that will allow a user to pick from two lotteries (Lotto 6/49 and Lotto Max) and search winning numbers by different types of searches. Along with the form we are to create a script that will generate a database with two tables that will contain all the winning numbers up to this year. So one of my buddies and I from the class ran into this problem where when we ran his script to create the database, he got this error: "Call to undefined function mysql_connect()"

I tried to help to see what might be causing this problem. He is using windows to create his script and I am using Linux ( Open source FTW), so after attempting to figure out the problem and unable to fix it... I just suggested to him that it's time to switch to Linux.

Unfortunately, that same day I decided to reinstall my Linux system and backed up my data onto my USB. However, after I reinstalled and checked the data on my USB I found that my Assignment that I was working on for 2 days was LOST!...I know....I was very sad. But it wasn't totally bad news.... upon re-installation I had to reconfigure my apache/php/mysql and when I attempted to run my newly coded script I ran into the problem my friend was stuck at, the error message: "Call to undefined function mysql_connect()", but luckily it was a simple fix on Linux (google is your friend). Upon researching the fix for myself, I came across a blog post by someone who has fixed the error on their system and I though it would be helpful. So if you are getting this error and don't know how to fix it, I provided the link to the Blog post below:

Hope this Helps anyone that is encountering this error!



call to undefined mysql_connect() fix

bio_edit function variables

In our morning class on Thursday February 3, 2011 we discussed the bio_edit function. Fardad explained what each variable represents and drew a diagram on the board. I created an image of that diagram using MS Paint below. Hopefully this diagram will be useful in understanding the variables and what they mean.


Variables:

- row - represents the rows of the screen for the field where 0 is the top row.

- col - represents the starting column of the field where 0 is the left most column.

- maxdatalen - contains the maximum length of the string (str).

- fieldlen - contains the length of the field where editing is to be performed
( visible area of str)

- *offset - points to an integer holding the index of the first character in the string (str).

- *curpos - points to an integer holding the position of the cursor.