mySQL View returns no recordset

I'm building new php pages for a new client where I've never built on their host before. They're running PHP v5.6, and if I build a typical mySQLi recordset, the recordset displays on the page just fine. However, if I build a view on the DB, and then try to create a recordset against the view, then the PHP page is blank. I can click the TEST button in the recordset builder dialog, and it returns the records as expected. They're just not showing on the actual page. There's nothing unusual about the page, I'm simply asking for one column to display from the recordset to confirm the data. I've built mySQLi recordsets from views on MANY other hosts without this issue. The view itself is nothing more than a join of two simple tables with a shared key UID. Any thoughts on what I might need to confirm with this particular host's DB that might account for this??? Any suggestions are welcome really.