Learn PHP Part 1 Taster

Learn PHP Part 1 Taster

In these series of tutorials I will show you how to learn php my way. I am self taught in the language and I will show you the useful tips and hints that I have learnt on the way.

In order to complete these tutorials I would advise you have some knowledge of programming.

Connecting to a MySQL Database

It’s always handy to write a little script which you can include into your projects to connect to a database:

<?php

// Connect to a mysql database

// Host Name

$hostname_dbase = "localhost";

// Database Name

$database_dbase = "mydatabase";

// Database Username

$username_dbase = "root";

// Database Password

$password_dbase ="password";

>

// Connect...

$dbase = mysql_connect($hostname_dbase,$username_dbase,$password_dbase) or die(mysql_error()); // show error if fails

mysql_select_db($database_dbase, $dbase);

?>

When you create you php project files you can include this into each page where you wish to connect to the database and perform queries:

<?php

require_once(“settings.php”);

?>

If you would like to see more of these tutorials, or have any specific requests then please let me know and I will get to work!