PHP & MySQL – Select Database Example
PHP uses mysqli_select_db function to select the database on which queries are to be performed. This function takes two parameters and returns TRUE on success or FALSE on failure.
Syntax
mysqli_select_db ( mysqli $link , string $dbname ) : bool
Sr.No. | Parameter & Description |
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1 |
$link Required – A link identifier returned by mysqli_connect() or mysqli_init(). |
2 |
$dbname Required – Name of the database to be connected. |
Example
Try the following example to select a database −
Copy and paste the following example as mysql_example.php −
<html> <head> <title>Selecting MySQL Database</title> </head> <body> <?php $dbhost = ''localhost $dbuser = ''root $dbpass = ''root@123 $conn = mysqli_connect($dbhost, $dbuser, $dbpass); if(! $conn ) { die(''Could not connect: '' . mysqli_error($conn)); } echo ''Connected successfully<br /> $retval = mysqli_select_db( $conn, ''TUTORIALS'' ); if(! $retval ) { die(''Could not select database: '' . mysqli_error($conn)); } echo "Database TUTORIALS selected successfullyn"; mysqli_close($conn); ?> </body> </html>
Output
Access the mysql_example.php deployed on apache web server and verify the output.
Database TUTORIALS selected successfully