[pmwiki-users] Simple question - best way to attach database to show in table

[Jon Fowler]

Hi Ben,

Followed your instructions but now get:

"Unable to include adodb.inc.php"

Instead of my home page.

Any ideas?

Thanks,

Jon

Hi

On 9/26/07, Ben Stallings <ben at interdependentweb.com> wrote:
>
> Jon Fowler wrote:
> > I took out the Select Query with comment so my config now looks like:
> >
> > $Databases['connection_name'] = array(
> > 'driver' => 'mysql',
> > 'hostname' => 'sql2.byethost13.com <http://sql2.byethost13.com>',
> > 'database' => 'b13_961097_central',
> > 'username' => 'b13_961097',
> > 'password' => 'lionheart');
>
> Looks fine, except I'd recommend you change 'connection_name' to
> something meaningful to you, such as 'central'.
>
> > #$FarmD/cookbook/selectquery.php
>
> This is probably why your wiki disappeared, when the line wasn't
> commented out.  The syntax for including a file is
>
> include "$FarmD/cookbook/selectquery.php";
>
> or if you're using DataQuery instead,
>
> include "$FarmD/cookbook/dataquery.php";
>
> > Also I can't find any simple info on how to call a table. Is there a
> > guide on this I'm missing? Or something simple on MySQL syntax?
> >
> > Sorry for being dim. I'll write the guide for other dummies once I get
> > it...!
>
> Yah, I realize the docs could use some work, and thanks for your offer
> to help!  If you're going to use DataQuery, then assuming you have the
> include_once line above, your next step is to go to the
> DataQuery.DataQuery page of your wiki and see if you can list the
> contents of the table.  See instructions at
> http://workscited.net/dataquery/Main/StatusScreen .
>
> You may also want to install DataPlates, as it will save you a lot of
> work creating templates.
>
> Let me know how it goes!  --Ben
>
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