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mysqli::select_db
mysqli_select_db
(PHP 5)
mysqli_select_db — Selects the default database for database queries
Description
Object oriented style (method):
bool mysqli::select_db
( string $dbname
)
Procedural style:
Selects the default database to be used when performing queries against the database connection.
Note: This function should only be used to change the default database for the connection. You can select the default database with 4th parameter in mysqli_connect().
Parameters
- link
-
Procedural style only: A link identifier returned by mysqli_connect() or mysqli_init()
- dbname
-
The database name.
Return Values
Returns TRUE on success or FALSE on failure.
Examples
Example #1 Object oriented style
<?php
$mysqli = new mysqli("localhost", "my_user", "my_password", "test");
/* check connection */
if (mysqli_connect_errno()) {
printf("Connect failed: %s\n", mysqli_connect_error());
exit();
}
/* return name of current default database */
if ($result = $mysqli->query("SELECT DATABASE()")) {
$row = $result->fetch_row();
printf("Default database is %s.\n", $row[0]);
$result->close();
}
/* change db to world db */
$mysqli->select_db("world");
/* return name of current default database */
if ($result = $mysqli->query("SELECT DATABASE()")) {
$row = $result->fetch_row();
printf("Default database is %s.\n", $row[0]);
$result->close();
}
$mysqli->close();
?>
Example #2 Procedural style
<?php
$link = mysqli_connect("localhost", "my_user", "my_password", "test");
/* check connection */
if (mysqli_connect_errno()) {
printf("Connect failed: %s\n", mysqli_connect_error());
exit();
}
/* return name of current default database */
if ($result = mysqli_query($link, "SELECT DATABASE()")) {
$row = mysqli_fetch_row($result);
printf("Default database is %s.\n", $row[0]);
mysqli_free_result($result);
}
/* change db to world db */
mysqli_select_db($link, "world");
/* return name of current default database */
if ($result = mysqli_query($link, "SELECT DATABASE()")) {
$row = mysqli_fetch_row($result);
printf("Default database is %s.\n", $row[0]);
mysqli_free_result($result);
}
mysqli_close($link);
?>
The above example will output:
Default database is test. Default database is world.
