[hardik soni]

Hello everyone,

I am new in PHP. I want to know how to establish connection between PHP and any database, Please guide me if you can...

In Anticipation....

[shabbir]

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=connect+mysql+PHp

[hardik soni]

All right nice info from that site
but can anybody let me know something in your own language for the same topic ?

Thanks.

[johnny.dacu]

well... is simple. to estabish a mysql connection use:

PHP Code:

mysql_connect("server","username","password") 


to select a database:

PHP Code:

mysql_select_db("db_name"); 


to perform a mysql query:

PHP Code:

mysql_query("query string"); 


[ManzZup]

First you need to make a database from your admin panel. (hope you know to do that)

Then the following script would give the basic concept of connecting:

PHP Code:

<?php

$username = "your_db_username";
$password = "your_db_password";
$database = "your_database_name";
$host = "your_host_address";

$db_handle = mysql_connect($host, $username, $password);
$db_found = mysql_select_db($database, $db_handle);

if($db_found){
     print "Auuraah You sucessfully connected!";
     mysql_close($db_handle);
}else{
     print "ahh Try Again!!";
}
?>