So basically I’ve created a MYSQL database that holds information about a gaming server player information, it’s loaded into this PHP website that I created just 2 days ago (I’m completely new to PHP, I only started experimenting on it 2 days ago). So I had it all fixed up but on a localhost, it could fetch the data from the mysql database but only in the localhost, today I wanted to host a free mysql hostname is: fdb3.runhosting.com username: 1141497_damagedz and ofcourse I know the password. But when I’m trying to type this in via my PHP code in the db_connect line it gives me error saying it fails to connect at line 13 which is the line of $db_connect line, before it did work under the localhost but just now it doesnt work because I’ve deleted 3 files from xampp but surely that shouldnt matter now since its hosted on a whole different place like fdb3.runhosting.com ??
Also I’m using Adobe Dreamweaver to make the PHP website, before I just had to type in
http://localhost/tester.php
to open up my tester.php website that I’ve been working on, but now after I deleted the xampp it wont open this so I can’t really tell what I’m doing or does it work or not, this is after I deleted my xampp, which is after I deleted my 3 files from xampp. So you can see i’m really confused and I do not know how to fix this at all, I don’t know why db_connect at php gives me errors when clearly my fdb3.runhosting.com mysql database works just fine… I’ve created tables there too. Also how may I run my tester.php file without the localhost? Please tell me I’m really confused and really need help, thank you!
Which 3 files and how do you come to that conclusion? Everything you say tends to indicate the reverse to be true!
Re-install XAMPP is the logical first option. Backup your htdocs folder then re-install. Don’t know if you’ll need the backup or not (I suspect not)