Databse query in mysql,pdo and mysqli format.
MySQL = Popular open source relational database management system.
MySQLi - Improved PHP MySQL extension Read here
PDO - PHP extension similar to MySQLi. Provides object oriented way to access database
MySqli
$mysqli =new mysqli("example.com","user","password","database");
$result = $mysqli->query("SELECT 'Hello, dear MySQL user!' AS _message FROM DUAL");
$row = $result->fetch_assoc(); echo htmlentities($row['_message']);
PDO
$pdo =new PDO('mysql:host=example.com;dbname=database','user','password');
$statement = $pdo->query("SELECT 'Hello, dear MySQL user!' AS _message FROM DUAL");
$row = $statement->fetch(PDO::FETCH_ASSOC); echo htmlentities($row['_message']);
MySQL
$c = mysql_connect("example.com","user","password");
mysql_select_db("database");
$result = mysql_query("SELECT 'Hello, dear MySQL user!' AS _message FROM DUAL");
$row = mysql_fetch_assoc($result); echo htmlentities($row['_message']);
7 years ago
You save my day !Sir