Provided below is a simple PHP script to test MySQL database connectivity. The result of this script displays the names of the tables present within the specified database.
Sample Script
<!--?
$connect=mysql_connect("dbserver","dbuser","dbpassword") or die("Unable to Connect");
mysql_select_db("dbname") or die("Could not open the db");
$showtablequery="SHOW TABLES FROM dbname";
$query_result=mysql_query($showtablequery);
while($showtablerow = mysql_fetch_array($query_result))
{
echo $showtablerow[0]." ";
}
?-->Explanation about the variables used in the script:
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dbserver: Mention the value as localhost for Linux Hosting (cPanel). For Windows Hosting (Plesk), MySQL Server IP needs to be mentioned.
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dbname: Specify complete database name including the prefix. For example, reseloaq_mysql.
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dbuser: Mention the database user associated with the database.
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dbpassword: Mention the password for the above database user.