errors

I’ve been running into problems ever since I upgraded WordPress to 2.x (not sure if it was 2.0 or 2.1) with new posts. The first time a new post was was loaded into the browser, the server kicked out this error:

PHP Warning: mysql_affected_rows() [<a href='function.mysql-affected-rows'>function.mysql-affected-rows</a>]: A link to the server could not be established in /Users/alex/Dev/SilverSpider/site/wp-includes/wp-db.php on line 183

I searched to find an answer when I first ran into the problem, but never found a solution. Then, while I was working on the Ma.gnolia plugin, it cropped up again, so I began comparing my install to the stock set up and and found that my old wp-config.php contained some lines that are not included in the 2.x wp-config-sample.php:

$server = DB_HOST;
$loginsql = DB_USER;
$passsql = DB_PASSWORD;
$base = DB_NAME;

As I upgraded from 1.x, and the instructions say not to mess with the config file, I hadn’t looked into it as a possible source of the problem, but by removing this block of code, all appears to be running properly, at least in my local development environment. This post will either reinforce my theory or blow it to bits…

Show time!

It works!

Well, this post worked perfectly and did not generate an error. If you upgraded from 1.x to 2.x and are running into this problem, backup your wp-config.php and then remove that block of code and try it for yourself. Please let me know if that doesn’t work for you. I’ve filed a ticket so this will be resolved all official-like (3992).

Perhaps Not…

Damn it! The error just re-appeared after I edited this post. Grrr.