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Posted by aronlilland
aronlilland
8,951 Points

error trying to connect to MySQL with MAMP using PHP using MAMP defaults

i have this big issue thats going on several days now, i am having difficulty connecting to localhost

my mamp server says mysql and apache are running and my mysql port is the the default 8889, i have left the default login and password as root

i can successfully connect to the database through the MAMP open webstart page and navigate to the phpmyadmin page successfully. I am able to add accounts, add a database through phpmyadmin GUI and do everything needed through phpmyadmin, however i CAN NOT seem to get connected through PHP.

the current error in chrome i am receiving is

"No data received ERR_EMPTY_RESPONSE Unable to load the webpage because the server sent no data."

i have a php file located in Applications>MAMP>htdocs>database.php with the following code:

<?php $db = new PDO("mysql:host=localhost;dbname=shirts4mike;port=8889","root","root"); var_dump($db);

?> i have tried uninstalling and reinstalling MAMP and it feels like a lost cause. Any help is appreciated.

-Aron

1 Answer

Lucas Santos
Lucas Santos
19,315 Points
Lucas Santos
Lucas Santos
19,315 Points

I can't see all of your code and the part that you did paste in isn't formatted correctly but here is how I connect to a database through a local host. 

<?php 

$servername = "localhost";
$username = "root";
$password = "root";
$port = 8889;
$myDB = "mydb";

try{
$conn = new PDO("mysql:host=$servername; dbname=$myDB; port=$port", $username, $password);
 // set the PDO error mode to exception
    $conn->setAttribute(PDO::ATTR_ERRMODE, PDO::ERRMODE_EXCEPTION);
    $conn->exec("SET NAMES 'utf8'");

}catch(Exception $e){
      echo "Error: " . $e->getMessage();
      exit;
    }
?>
aronlilland
aronlilland
8,951 Points

thank you for your response, unfortunately I still get the same error :(

"No data received

ERR_EMPTY_RESPONSE Unable to load the webpage because the server sent no data."