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ok,im new in php...and i need help XD Questions: 1)How do i create a db in php? (in asp i use Access) 2)How do i update the db? 3)How do i delet the db? 4)How i search in db? 5)how i read from db? 6)how do i connect to the db? i know,SQL so lines like : Select * from mydb,con,3,3                                     .                                     . like,for update in asp i use recrodeset.update(rs.update..) but how do i work in php? thx