[SOLVED] How Do I Reach My PHP Page ?! sending data to MySQL DB - how ?!

[shlomikalfa]

hey guys, i'm new to php but i'm programing in VB and i need to know how can i reach my MYSQL DB via a php page...

 

- can i just ping the address ?!

EG: ping(www.myhost.home/script.php?Data1="something"&Data2="somethingelse")

 

- i know i can download that address and it'll work... any other way ?!

[Zane]

If you're looking to administrate your database then you should look at a few tools out there ....

 

phpMyAdmin http://phpmyadmin.net

MySQL Quick Admin http://mysqlquickadmin.com/

 

if you want to make a PHP script retrieve information out of a database you'll need to look at the mysql_connect, mysql_query, and mysql_fetch_array functions

[shlomikalfa]

sorry mate but you didn't quite understood me...

-> i know how to get data from my DB...

--> I want to send data to my DB!

 

 

i've came to know that i can do that by downloading the php link as mentioned above

- but is there any other useful way ?!

 

please help me MASTAH 

[Hypnos]

ping has nothing to do with webpages. It's just a testing tool to see if a device on a network (regardless of type) is alive.

 

 

You aren't really "getting data" from your database with that. You're loading a webpage that happens to read from your database. If you want to directly make changes or read from the database, use the mysql-client from the console (you have to know SQL) or use something like phpmyadmin.

 

Sounds like you need to do some more research in to what you're getting in to.