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Khóa học miễn phí MySQLi – Select Database nhận dự án làm có lương
MySQLi – Select Database
Once you get connected with the MySQL server, it is required to select a database to work with. This is because there might be more than one database available with the MySQL Server.
Selecting MySQL Database from the Command Prompt
It is very simple to select a database from the mysql> prompt. You can use the SQL command use to select a database.
Example
Here is an example to select a database called TUTORIALS −
[root@host]# mysql -u root -p Enter password:****** mysql> use TUTORIALS; Database changed mysql>
Now, you have selected the TUTORIALS database and all the subsequent operations will be performed on the TUTORIALS database.
NOTE − All the database names, table names, table fields name are case sensitive. So you would have to use the proper names while giving any SQL command.
Selecting a MySQL Database Using PHP Script
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 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
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MySQLi – Connection
MySQL Connection Using MySQL Binary
You can establish the MySQL database using the mysql binary at the command prompt.
Example
Here is a simple example to connect to the MySQL server from the command prompt −
[root@host]# mysql -u root -p Enter password:******
This will give you the mysqli command prompt where you will be able to execute any SQL command. Following is the result of above command −
The following code block shows the result of above code −
Welcome to the MySQL monitor. Commands end with ; or g. Your MySQL connection id is 2854760 to server version: 5.0.9 Type ''help;'' or ''h'' for help. Type ''c'' to clear the buffer.
In the above example, we have used root as a user but you can use any other user as well. Any user will be able to perform all the SQL operations, which are allowed to that user.
You can disconnect from the MySQL database any time using the exit command at mysql> prompt.
mysql> exit Bye
MySQL Connection Using PHP Script
PHP provides mysqli contruct or mysqli_connect() function to open a database connection. This function takes six parameters and returns a MySQL link identifier on success or FALSE on failure.
Syntax
$mysqli = new mysqli($host, $username, $passwd, $dbName, $port, $socket);
Sr.No. | Parameter & Description |
---|---|
1 |
$host Optional − The host name running the database server. If not specified, then the default value will be localhost:3306. |
2 |
$username Optional − The username accessing the database. If not specified, then the default will be the name of the user that owns the server process. |
3 |
$passwd Optional − The password of the user accessing the database. If not specified, then the default will be an empty password. |
4 |
$dbName Optional − database name on which query is to be performed. |
5 |
$port Optional − the port number to attempt to connect to the MySQL server.. |
6 |
$socket Optional − socket or named pipe that should be used. |
You can disconnect from the MySQL database anytime using another PHP function close().
Syntax
$mysqli→close();
Example
Try the following example to connect to a MySQL server −
Copy and paste the following example as mysql_example.php −
<html> <head> <title>Connecting MySQL Server</title> </head> <body> <?php $dbhost = ''localhost $dbuser = ''root $dbpass = ''root@123 $mysqli = new mysqli($dbhost, $dbuser, $dbpass); if($mysqli→connect_errno ) { printf("Connect failed: %s<br />", $mysqli→connect_error); exit(); } printf(''Connected successfully.<br />''); $mysqli→close(); ?> </body> </html>
Output
Access the mysql_example.php deployed on apache web server and verify the output.
Connected successfully.
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