Missing mysql_real_escape_string() function in PHP 4.3.4

[Joe Orton]

On Tue, Feb 10, 2004 at 12:01:37PM -0800, Radi Shourbaji wrote:
> I'm trying to move a PHP application that was originally built on the
> windows PHP implementation to a newly installed Fedora FC1 Linux system.
> However the Fedora implementation of PHP 4.3.4 seems to be missing the
> mysql_real_escape_string() function.  I suspect that there might be other
> mysql functions missing as well - so I would appreciate your advice on how
> to get this new system up to speed with all of the latest PHP 4.3.x
> extensions. 

Why do you say it's missing, are you sure your FC1 install is complete?

$ cat mysql.php
<? printf("%s\n", mysql_real_escape_string("'fish'")); ?>
$ php -f mysql.php
<br />
<b>Warning</b>:  mysql_real_escape_string(): Can't connect to local 
MySQL server through socket '/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock' (2) in 
<b>/home/jorton/mysql.php</b> on line <b>1</b><br />
<br />
<b>Warning</b>:  mysql_real_escape_string(): A link to the server could 
not be established in <b>/home/jorton/mysql.php</b> on line <b>1</b><br 
/>
 
$ rpm -q php-mysql
php-mysql-4.3.4-1.1

joe