Php not working with my scripts.(new install php5)

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hi guys,

I have just been giving the keys to the new dedicated server.

I have mysql and php5 installed and running ok.

I have also setup phpmyadmin on the server without any problems.

The problem is when i try to run any of my own scripts from flash the returned result is the intire code that is in the php script. If i change the http vars from $_POST to $_GET and then try to access the same script via the browser i get a blank page, no echo’s no print’s nada.

i am new to this setting up dedicated server and apps so i am thinking that i might have missed a setting unknown to me in the php ini file.

This is really confusing since phpmyadmin works fine and a test script to pull information from the database works.

test script is:


$link = mysql_connect('localhost', 'root', '*****')or die('Could not connect: ' . mysql_error());
echo 'Connected successfully';
mysql_select_db('my_db') or die('Could not select database');

// Performing SQL query
$query = 'SELECT * FROM users';
$result = mysql_query($query) or die('Query failed: ' . mysql_error());

// Printing results in HTML
echo "<table>
";
while ($line = mysql_fetch_array($result, MYSQL_ASSOC)) {
   echo "	<tr>
";
   foreach ($line as $col_value) {
       echo "		<td>$col_value</td>
";
   }
   echo "	</tr>
";
}
echo "</table>
";

// Free resultset
mysql_free_result($result);

// Closing connection
mysql_close($link);

my script:


include('common.php');
$link = dbConnect();
$query = "SELECT * FROM contact_list";
//
$result = mysql_query($query);
if(!$result) {
   fail("Error reteiving contacts");
}
$rows = mysql_num_rows($result);
//
var $output="";
$output = "&conCount=$rows";
//
for ($count = 0; $count < $rows; $count++){
    $contact        = mysql_fetch_array($result);
    $conID            = $contact['id'];
    $conName         = $contact['name'];
    $conEmail         = $contact['email'];
//------------------------------------------------------//    
    $output .= "&contact" . $count . "conID="         . $conID;
    $output .= "&contact" . $count . "conName="         . $conName;
    $output .= "&contact" . $count . "conEmail="     . $conEmail;
}
// 
print "&retval=1&".$output."&";

And in the common file i have


dbHost = "localhost";
$dbUser = "root";
$dbPass = "*****";
$dbName = "my_db";
function dbConnect() {
    // Access global variables
    global $dbHost;
    global $dbUser;
    global $dbPass;
    global $dbName;
    
    // Attempt to connect to database server
    $link = mysql_connect($dbHost, $dbUser, $dbPass);

    // If connection failed...
    if (!$link) {
        // Inform Flash of error and quit
        fail("We are having problems with mySQL today. We are working to find a resolution as quickly as possible. 
Sorry for the inconvenience caused");
    }
    // Attempt to select our database. If failed...
    if (!mysql_select_db($dbName)) {
        // Inform Flash of error and quit
        fail("Couldn't find database $dbName");
    }  
    return $link;
}

My scripts work fine on the developer server.

Thanks for any help.

Paul