I have an AMP application that does not know the location of mysql data?

A programmer developed an AMP (Apache/MySQL/PHP) application
for me. When he was done, he sent me the PHP files and the MySQL
dump file. Now, when I connect to the application on my LAN using
http://192.168.1.106/~mlh/credifree/index.php the AMP app still
thinks the data resides somewhere else. It runs fine - as long as I
leave my LAN's external internet connection up. But if I unplug my
LAN from the world, my app locks up.

How do I tell the PHP files that the data now resides on the same
linux server? And, is that all I have to do - just make configuration
changes in PHP?

"MLH" <CRCI@NorthState.net> wrote in message
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>A programmer developed an AMP (Apache/MySQL/PHP) application
> for me. When he was done, he sent me the PHP files and the MySQL
> dump file. Now, when I connect to the application on my LAN using
> http://192.168.1.106/~mlh/credifree/index.php the AMP app still
> thinks the data resides somewhere else. It runs fine - as long as I
> leave my LAN's external internet connection up. But if I unplug my
> LAN from the world, my app locks up.
>
> How do I tell the PHP files that the data now resides on the same
> linux server? And, is that all I have to do - just make configuration
> changes in PHP?

Somewhere in the code there is a command which tells php where to find the
MySQL server. It's a function called mysql_connect(). See where it is told
to connect in the particular function. Change, if necessarily. It should be
something like 'localhost' or the IP you gave '192.168.1.106' . Now it
perhaps points to some external IP.

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Thanks much. You were right! I have it working now.
I am strugging to learn what I can along the way. You've
been helpful.

>
>Somewhere in the code there is a command which tells php where to find the
>MySQL server. It's a function called mysql_connect(). See where it is told
>to connect in the particular function. Change, if necessarily. It should be
>something like 'localhost' or the IP you gave '192.168.1.106' . Now it
>perhaps points to some external IP.