Connect to a MySQL database

In this example we will show you how to connect to a MySQL database .

Create a database like this.

CREATE DATABASE example;
USE example;

CREATE TABLE example(url VARCHAR(40) , description TEXT);

INSERT INTO example VALUES('http://www.google.com' , ' The best search engine');
INSERT INTO example VALUES('http://www.beginnersphp.co.uk' , 'top notch php site');
INSERT INTO example VALUES('http://www.myscripting.com','Scripting resources galore here');

This is a simple example which will display links on your page , now lets move on to the script

In the example below remember and change the uid and pwd to your own username and password .