mysqli_connect() - mysqli

The mysqli_connect() function opens a new connection to the MySQL server.

Syntax

mysqli_connect(host,username,password,dbname,port,socket);

Example

<?php
$con = mysqli_connect("localhost","my_user","my_password","my_db");

// Check connection
if (mysqli_connect_errno())
  {
  echo "Failed to connect to MySQL: " . mysqli_connect_error();
  }
?>

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