mysql connect php
# MySql improved <?php $mysqli = new mysqli("localhost", "username", "password", "dbname"); $result = $mysqli->query("SELECT lastname FROM employees"); ?> # Connection with PDO <?php $myPDO = new PDO('mysql:host=localhost;dbname=dbname', 'username', 'password'); $result = $myPDO->query("SELECT lastname FROM employees"); ?> # With PHP legacy functions: <?php mysql_connect('localhost','username','password'); mysql_select_db("dbname"); $result = mysql_query('SELECT lastname FROM employees'); ?>