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PHP mysql_select_db() Function

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Definition and Usage

The mysql_select_db() function sets the active MySQL database.

This function returns TRUE on success, or FALSE on failure.

Syntax

mysql_select_db(database,connection)

Parameter Description
database Required. Specifies the database to select.
connection Optional. Specifies the MySQL connection. If not specified, the last connection opened by mysql_connect() or mysql_pconnect() is used.

Example

<?php
$con = mysql_connect("localhost", "peter", "abc123");
if (!$con)
  {
  die('Could not connect: ' . mysql_error());
  }

$db_selected = mysql_select_db("test_db", $con);

if (!$db_selected)
  {
  die ("Can\'t use test_db : " . mysql_error());
  }

mysql_close($con);
?>

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