(MySql) Initiate Connection from PHP file

Posted by admin on Jul 27, 2010

Sample code to Connect MySql database from PHP file

Below is a sample code that can be use in PHP to connect with the database :-

/* connecting to server */
$db = mysql_connect(“localhost”, “databaseusername”, “database password”)
or die (“Could Not Connect to Server” . mysql_error());

/* select database */
mysql_select_db(“databasename”, $db)
or die (“Could Not Connect to Server” . mysql_error());
?>