php - Class 'mysqli_connect' not found

Question

Okay so this is my problem now. I am using PHP 5.5.12 and MySQL 5.6.17. The php mysqli_connect is checked on my php settings but still getting error. ANy help? Thanks in advance.

Here is my dbcon.php

<?php
//Connect to the database 
$link = new mysqli_connect ("localhost", "root", "", "towertec_master"); 
if (mysqli_connect_errno()) 
{
printf("Connect failed: %s
", mysqli_connect_error());
exit();
}?>

And this is my main.php

<?php
include ("libdbcon.php");

// is a client logged in?
include("lib/login_check.php");

include("lib/fetch_org_data.php");
$thispage="main";   
?>

This is the error message:

Fatal error: Class 'mysqli_connect' not found in C:wampwwwTradinglibdbcon.php on line 3
Call Stack
#   Time    Memory  Function    Location
1   0.0014  244472  {main}( )   ..main.php:0
2   0.0023  247912  include( 'C:wampwwwTradinglibdbcon.php' )  ..main.php:2

Answer 1

mysqli_connect is a function, not a class. What you want is either:

$link = mysqli_connect(...);

or

$link = new mysqli(...);

Both are equivalent.