php can not connect to mysql after reboot server

Question

Software:

• PHP 7.3
• MySQL Workbench 8.0

This is my PHP code:

try {
    $link = mysqli_connect($DB_SERVER,$DB_USERNAME, $DB_PASSWORD,$DB_NAME,3306);
} catch (Exception $e){
    throw new Exception("Can't execute command. ERROR: ".$e);
}

This is the error:

Warning: mysqli_connect(): PHP was built without openssl extension, can't send password encrypted in login.php on line 11

Warning: mysqli_connect(): (HY000/1045): Access denied for user 'XXXXX_admin'@'localhost' (using password: YES) in C:\\inetpub\\wwwroot\\ on line 11

PHP Warning: mysqli_error() expects parameter 1 to be mysqli, boolean given in C:\\inetpub\\wwwroot\\ on line 24

PHP Fatal error: Uncaught Exception: ERROR: Failed to connect to in C:\\inetpub\\wwwroot:24 Stack trace: #0 {main} thrown in C:\\inetpub\\wwwroot\\ on line 24

Now the magic, when I login in to mysql workbench with the same user and password everything works fine. I have access to tables and other things. When I login in with my PHP application everything works also.

So my problem is everytime my server reboots I have to login in with MySQL Workbench, to get it working again. What am I missing?

Answer 1

You need to do verify few of the steps:

• All necessary extensions are enabled like mysqli , openssl etc
• Port is available
• MySQLi is connecting at 3306 Port
• Rest could be your username and password issue

Let us know once you will be verifying all above steps.

Answer 2

What you need to do is enable the openssl extension for php.

Open your php.ini file and search for the line:

;extension=php_openssl.dll

You need to uncomment it by removing the semicolon in front of it, leaving you with this:

extension=php_openssl.dll