How to connect to the mysql database in php?

Posted on by agurchand

This question is often asked by the new PHP Developer who is trying to learn PHP themselves.

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<?php
//connect to the db
$mysqli = new mysqli("hostname","db_username","db_password","db_name");
// Check connection
if ($mysqli->connect_errno) {
echo "Failed to connect: "
<?php //connect to the db $mysqli = new mysqli("hostname","db_username","db_password","db_name"); // Check connection if ($mysqli->connect_errno) { echo "Failed to connect: " 
<?php

//connect to the db
$mysqli = new mysqli("hostname","db_username","db_password","db_name");

// Check connection
if ($mysqli->connect_errno) {
  echo "Failed to connect: "
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