Question

I am trying to get the top 10 items from a table:

<?php
  include DBConnect.php;
  $dbname = 'Telejoke';
  mysql_select_db($dbname);
  $query = "SELECT * FROM jokes LIMIT 10";
  $data = mysql_query($query) or die('Error, insert query failed');
  mysql_close($conn);
  $info = mysql_fetch_array( $data );
?>

The PHP script keeps executing the die part saying that my query insert failed.

UPDATE:

The error is No connection could be made because the target machine actively refused it.

UPDATE 2:

I think the user I connect to DB is not authorized to use the SELECT command. This would cause the preceding error?

Answer 1

In db connection.php you must use a user name with password who is allowed to do operations on db.