You must create a connection to the database, Than you can access data in a database. In PHP, it is done with the function name mysql_connect() .
// mysql_connect("servername","username","password");
// mysql_connect("servername","username","password");
Q.What is "servername"?
Ans= It is Optional. Specifies the server to connect to.And the Default value is "localhost".
Q.What is "username"?
Ans= It is Optional.Specifies the username to LOGIN with. The Default value is the name of the User that owns the server process.
Q.What is "password"?
Ans= It is Optional.
Specifies the password to LOGIN with. Default value is " ". That means NULL.
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<?php
session_start();
$connect = mysql_connect("localhost","mint_php","MeHeDi");
//server="localhost" userName= "mint_php " pass=" MeHeDi "
if (!$connect)
{
die('Could not connect: ' . mysql_error());
}
// Here you can write your code
?>
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<?php
session_start();
$connect = mysql_connect("localhost","mint_php","MeHeDi");
//server="localhost" userName= "mint_php " pass=" MeHeDi "
if (!$connect)
{
die('Could not connect: ' . mysql_error());
}
// Here you can write your code
?>
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