Warning: mysql_real_escape_string(): Access denied for user 'root'@'localhost' (using password: NO) …/public_html/checklogin.php

Question

Thank you guys for the wonderful job you are doing. I just uploaded my website on the the remote server and it brought me back this error message.

Warning: mysq         


        

Answer 1

The problem is you use mysql_real_escape_string() function first then you connect:

$username = mysql_real_escape_string($_POST['username']);
$password = mysql_real_escape_string($_POST['password']);

mysql_connect("50.28.8.6", "root","") or die(mysql_error()); //Connect to server

Solution is to connect first then use function mysql_real_escape_string()

//Connect to server
mysql_connect("50.28.8.6", "root","") or die(mysql_error()); 
$username = mysql_real_escape_string($_POST['username']);
$password = mysql_real_escape_string($_POST['password']);

This is because mysql_real_escape_string() requires the connection.