esayphp windows 7

Hello everybody!
I am starting to work with php, and i am not an expert. but i had problems with phpmyadmin.
I was told that was a problem of compatibility with my operatve system (windows 7). i tried to use virtual PC, but my machine didn´t like it.
so i asked again, and i was told about sqlyog, a new interface to mysql wich works at win 7.
my new problem is how to connect my easyphp server!
i tried with things like this:

$link=@mysql_connect("localhost","","")or die(mysql_error());
@mysql_select_db("prueba",$link)or die(mysql_error());

but does not work. I don`t know if this is a new problem of compatibility or if i am doing something wrong.
is anybody working with windows 7 with no problem?? could you tell me how??

thank you so much from spain!!

With Windows 7, you can use 127.0.0.1 and not localhost ;)

No, that's not the problem.
I have realised thet the correct code to connecting with the data base is:

function conectar(&$c){
$c=mysql_connect("localhost","root","");
mysql_select_db("prueba", $c);
}
function desconectar(&$c){
mysql_close($c);
}

with no @.
But you must use sqlyog at the end. Or at least that is my conclusion....
Thank you anyway!

You missed user argument (root) in your first code.

thank you for this information it got me out an impasse! and now it's work perfectly! thanks again ;)

You can also check latest point of FAQ. Modifying "hosts" file may resolve general connection problems.