mysql_errorPHP ManualPrevNextmysql_errormysql_error -- Returns the text of the error message from previous MySQL operationDescriptionstring mysql_error(int [link_identifier] ); Errors coming back from the mySQL database backend no longer issue warnings. Instead, use these functions to retrieve the error string. 1  2 <?php 3 mysql_connect("marliesle"); 4 echo mysql_errno().": ".mysql_error()."<BR>"; 5 mysql_select_db("nonexistentdb"); 6 echo mysql_errno().": ".mysql_error()."<BR>"; 7 $conn = mysql_query("SELECT * FROM nonexistenttable"); 8 echo mysql_errno().": ".mysql_error()."<BR>"; 9 ?> 10  See also: mysql_errno() PrevHomeNextmysql_errnoUpmysql_fetch_array