mysql_select_db
(PHP 4, PHP 5, PECL mysql:1.0)
mysql_select_db — Select a MySQL database
Description
bool mysql_select_db
( string $database_name
[, resource $link_identifier
] )
Parameters
-
database_name
-
The name of the database that is to be selected.
-
link_identifier
-
The MySQL connection. If the
link identifier is not specified, the last link opened by
mysql_connect() is assumed. If no such link is found, it
will try to create one as if mysql_connect() was called
with no arguments. If by chance no connection is found or established, an
E_WARNING level error is generated.
Return Values
Returns TRUE on success or FALSE on failure.
Examples
Example #1 mysql_select_db() example
<?php
$link = mysql_connect('localhost', 'mysql_user', 'mysql_password');
if (!$link) {
die('Not connected : ' . mysql_error());
}
$db_selected = mysql_select_db('foo', $link);
if (!$db_selected) {
die ('Can\'t use foo : ' . mysql_error());
}
?>
Notes
Note:
For backward compatibility, the following
deprecated alias may be used:
mysql_selectdb()
mysql_result
