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With PHP, you can connect to and manipulate databases.
MySQL is the most popular database system used with PHP.
What is MySQL?
MySQL is a database system used on the web

MySQL is a database system that runs on a server
MySQL is ideal for both small and large applications
MySQL is very fast, reliable, and easy to use
MySQL uses standard SQL
MySQL compiles on a number of platforms
MySQL is free to download and use
MySQL is developed, distributed, and supported by Oracle Corporation
MySQL is named after co-founder Monty Widenius's daughter: My
The data in a MySQL database are stored in tables. A table is a collection of related data, and it
consists of columns and rows.
Databases are useful for storing information categorically. A company may have a database with
the following tables:
Employees
Products
Customers
Orders
PHP + MySQL Database System
PHP combined with MySQL are cross-platform (you can develop in Windows and serve
on a Unix platform)
Database Queries
A query is a question or a request.
We can query a database for specific information and have a recordset returned.
Look at the following query (using standard SQL):
SELECT LastName FROM Employees
The query above selects all the data in the "LastName" column from the "Employees" table.
To learn more about SQL, please visit our SQL tutorial.
Download MySQL Database

If you don't have a PHP server with a MySQL Database, you can download it for free here:
http://www.mysql.com
Facts About MySQL Database

MySQL is the de-facto standard database system for web sites with HUGE volumes of both data
and end-users (like Facebook, Twitter, and Wikipedia).
Another great thing about MySQL is that it can be scaled down to support embedded database
applications.
Look at http://www.mysql.com/customers/ for an overview of companies using MySQL.
PHP Connect to MySQL

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PHP 5 and later can work with a MySQL database using:
MySQLi extension (the "i" stands for improved)

PDO (PHP Data Objects)
Earlier versions of PHP used the MySQL extension. However, this extension was deprecated in
2012.
Should I Use MySQLi or PDO?

If you need a short answer, it would be "Whatever you like".
Both MySQLi and PDO have their advantages:
PDO will work on 12 different database systems, where as MySQLi will only work with MySQL
databases.
So, if you have to switch your project to use another database, PDO makes the process easy. You
only have to change the connection string and a few queries. With MySQLi, you will need to
rewrite the entire code - queries included.
Both are object-oriented, but MySQLi also offers a procedural API.
Both support Prepared Statements. Prepared Statements protect from SQL injection, and are very
important for web application security.
MySQL Examples in Both MySQLi and PDO Syntax

In this, and in the following chapters we demonstrate three ways of working with PHP and
MySQL:
MySQLi (object-oriented)
MySQLi (procedural)
PDO
MySQLi Installation
For Linux and Windows: The MySQLi extension is automatically installed in most cases, when
php5 mysql package is installed.
For installation details, go to: http://php.net/manual/en/mysqli.installation.php
PDO Installation
For installation details, go to: http://php.net/manual/en/pdo.installation.php
Open a Connection to MySQL

Before we can access data in the MySQL database, we need to be able to connect to the server:
Example (MySQLi Object-Oriented)

<?php
$servername = "localhost";
$username = "username";
$password = "password";
// Create connection
$conn = new mysqli($servername, $username, $password);
// Check connection
if ($conn->connect_error) {
die("Connection failed: " . $conn->connect_error);
}
echo "Connected successfully";
?>
Note on the object-oriented example above: $connect_error was broken until PHP 5.2.9 and
5.3.0. If you need to ensure compatibility with PHP versions prior to 5.2.9 and 5.3.0, use
the following code instead:
// Check connection
if (mysqli_connect_error()) {
die("Database connection failed: " . mysqli_connect_error());
}
Example (MySQLi Procedural)

<?php
// Create connection
$conn = mysqli_connect($servername, $username, $password);
// Check connection
if (!$conn) {
die("Connection failed: " . mysqli_connect_error());
}
?>
Example (PDO)
<?php
try {
$conn = new PDO("mysql:host=$servername;dbname=myDB", $username, $password);
// set the PDO error mode to exception
$conn->setAttribute(PDO::ATTR_ERRMODE, PDO::ERRMODE_EXCEPTION);
}
catch(PDOException $e)
{
echo "Connection failed: " . $e->getMessage();
}
?>

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PHP MySQL Database

MySQL is a database system used on the web

MySQL is ideal for both small and large applications

MySQL is very fast, reliable, and easy to use

MySQL uses standard SQL

MySQL compiles on a number of platforms

MySQL is free to download and use

MySQL is developed, distributed, and supported by Oracle Corporation

MySQL is named after co-founder Monty Widenius's daughter: My

PHP + MySQL Database System

Download MySQL Database

Facts About MySQL Database

PHP Connect to MySQL

MySQLi extension (the "i" stands for improved)

Should I Use MySQLi or PDO?

MySQL Examples in Both MySQLi and PDO Syntax

Open a Connection to MySQL

Example (MySQLi Object-Oriented)

Example (MySQLi Procedural)

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