MySQL Select Database

In this tutorial you will learn about the MySQL Select Database and its application with practical example.

Once you get connection with MySQL server,it is required to select a specific database to perform any operation on that DB.

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Selecting MySQL Database Using PHP:

PHP provides function mysql_select_db to select a database.It returns TRUE on success or FALSE on failure.

mysql_select_db( db_name, connection );

1	mysql_select_db( db_name, connection );

Parameter	Description
db_name	Required – MySQL Database name to be selected
connection	Optional – if not specified then last opened connection by mysql_connect will be used.

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