That depends on your project. If your project has simple database, tables and queries then mysql would be the ideal choice. If there is complexity involved then use of mysqli or PDO is better.
PHP is a scripting language which handles logical processes based on user input Your frontend would be developed using HTML and CSS and backend developed using a database like MYSQL
When creating the MySQL database select "Auto-Increment" on the "Extras" bar.
Assuming you have MySQL installed on your server then yes.
It is quite easy to back up a database using dbForge Studio for MySQL. To do this, open the tool and connect to the MySQL server. In the database explorer, right-click the database you want to back up and select Backup and Restore > Database Backup. Additionally, the tool allows you to automate the backup process using Task Scheduler.
Execute a SELECT INTO statement on the mysql database: INSERT INTO destination_table (id, first_name, last_name) SELECT id, first_name, last_name from source_table;
Here is a simple script that you can do to run a MySQL query after you have set a database up. <?php // Database Settings $db['hostname'] = "localhost"; $db['username'] = "<db username>"; $db['password'] = "<db password>"; $db['database'] = "<db name>"; // Connect to MySQL $connect = mysql_connect($db['hostname'], $db['username'], $db['password']); // Select Database mysql_select_db($db['database'], $connect); // Do MySQL Query mysql_query("INSERT INTO table_name SET field_name = '1234567890'"); // Close MySQL mysql_close($connect); ?> Obviously you will need to use your own MySQL settings and database details, but this gives you a general overview of how you can do it.
The MySQL command is "CREATE DATABASE [dbname]" with "[dbname]" replaced with your desired database name.
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It would mean the database you are trying to select in your PHP script couldn't be found, you will need to check to see if you are using the correct details.
In MySQL, there is a special command for it: RENAME DATABASE x TO y However, if you are using MySQL version older than 5.1, you can't use this command. This command is only available for MySQL versions >= 5.1 See how to do it at the Related Links bellow!
MyISAM is the default table engine in the MySQL database.
To retrieve data rfrom a mysql database you first need to connect to the database using the mysql connection string(mysql_connect) after that, it's just a matter of executing a query of "SELECT `field1`, `field2` FROM `tablename`" Obviously replacing field 1 and 2 with the fields you want to replace and tablename with the table the data is stored