die message color??

[Priapus]

	    $items = mysql_query($query);
        if ( ! $items ) die ("Cannot execute $query, contact your Help Desk");

ok, so here is the code that i am using. theres nothing wrong with the code. what i am trying to do is set the color of

die ("Cannot execute $query, contact your Help Desk");

to a lighter color as it is hardly visible with the background image.

so is there any type of code to change it?? what i have tried to do is;

	    $items = mysql_query($query);
        if ( ! $items ) die <p class="important">("Cannot execute $query, contact your Help Desk");</p>

p class being pre-defined to a set font and color.

Thanks all!

[leeprice2006]

Im no expert with PHP but try this:

$items = mysql_query($query);
        if ( ! $items ) die ("<p class=\"important\">Cannot execute $query, contact your Help Desk</p>");

It may or may not work. let me know.

[dclamp]

yes, lp you are correct. You dont mix HTML in php code, just simply echo the HTML.

[sunburnt]

yes, lp you are correct. You dont mix HTML in php code, just simply echo the HTML.

You can do it either way, as long as you do it correctly:

<?php 
   // ...
   $items = mysql_query($query);
   if ( ! $items )
   {
     ?>
      <p class = "important">Cannot execute <?php echo $query ?>, contact your Help Desk</p>
     <?php
      die(); // or whatever
   }
   // continue processing.
?>

[visualAd]

	    $items = mysql_query($query);
        if ( ! $items ) die ("Cannot execute $query, contact your Help Desk");

ok, so here is the code that i am using. theres nothing wrong with the code. what i am trying to do is set the color of

die ("Cannot execute $query, contact your Help Desk");

to a lighter color as it is hardly visible with the background image.

so is there any type of code to change it?? what i have tried to do is;

	    $items = mysql_query($query);
        if ( ! $items ) die <p class="important">("Cannot execute $query, contact your Help Desk");</p>

p class being pre-defined to a set font and color.

Thanks all!

Simple solution change the colour. Other simple solution: NEVER use die. It terminates the script abruptly and is not at all user friendly. Unless of course you are using die in the process of debugging then it is ok.