[SOLVED] help with php and mysql

[priyankabhar]

Hi All,

 

I need to connect to mysql database from my php script . I am using wamp server. I am new to php, netbeans and wamp. Can I use the mysql that comes with wamp server or should I download separate mysql?

 

Thanks a lot,

Priya

[rajivgonsalves]

Yes you can use the mysql from the wampserver.

 

just put

 

<?php 

$link = mysql_connect("localhost", "root", "") or die("Cannot connect to server");

?>

[priyankabhar]

Thanks a lot Rajiv.

 

It may sound stupid question, but which one is better? I mean, is using mysql from Wamp Server as effective as the mysql that I can download separately on my machine?

 

Thanks,

Priya

[rajivgonsalves]

Actually both the servers will be the same, since mysql is a software

 

WAMP = Windows Apache, Mysql and PHP

 

its just a package with all the softwares and configured automatically when you install to work together, so the mysql that installs will be the same mysql you download and install, so its basically the same

[priyankabhar]

Thanks again Rajiv.