getting variables into a class?

[padders]

I am using the db_mysql class from phplib but i want the servername, password etc variables to be in a different file that has already been included (or could be included from inside db_mysql.

How do i do this? using global did not work

[James]

Try putting this in the class:

var $username = $username;
var $password = $password; 

etc.

Or you could declare the variables with var $variable as blank, then fill them in when you initiate the class in a script like this:

$class->username = $username;
$class->password = $password; 

[padders]

tried both of these, am complety stuck.

This is for example my top of the class:

class DB_Sql {

  /* public: connection parameters */
  var $host = "localhost";
  var $database = "";
  var $user = "root";
  var $password = ""; 

and this is my include type file:

$db = new DB_Sql;
$dbname="deskpro";
$db->user=$user;
$db->password=$password;
$db->host=$host;
$db->dbname=$dbame; 

if i run the 2nd file, i always get the error

Database error: cannot use database 
MySQL Error: 1046 (No Database Selected)
Session halted.

whatever happens. The name is not getting into the class.


doing var $username = $username; gave a syntax errror. The 2nd way is the way vb does it but i can't get it to work! any idea what i am doing wrong?

[padders]

problem solved, don't worry