Question

I m trying to diplay introtext from mysql into a module, and I can’t connect with the local db… Any advice?

$db =& JFactory::getDBO(); 
$query = "SELECT introtext FROM jmo_content WHERE Id=127";
mysql_query($query);

Output:

Warning: mysql_query() [function.mysql-query]: Can’t connect to local MySQL server

Any help? The more basic is the subject the less we can find information about it!

Answer 1

Try to use joomla methods instead of mysql_query()

$db =& JFactory::getDBO(); 
$query = "SELECT introtext FROM #__content WHERE Id=127";
$db->setQuery($query);
$text= $db->loadResult();

In general the Joomla documentation is your friend