Create a Database and Table in MySQL
Log into MySQL and create a simple database and table.
sudo mysql -u root –p
Once logged in, execute the following commands:
mysql$ CREATE DATABASE simpledb;
USE simpledb;
CREATE TABLE emp( id INT AUTO_INCREMENT PRIMARY KEY, name VARCHAR(100), email VARCHAR(100)
);
DESC emp;
INSERT INTO emp (name, email) VALUES ('John Doe', '[email protected]');
INSERT INTO emp (name, email) VALUES ('Jane Doe', '[email protected]');
Select * from emp;
Exit MySQL:
Exit
Create a PHP Script to Connect to the Database:
Create a PHP file in your web server's root directory. By default, Apache serves files from
/var/www/html/.
sudo nano /var/www/html/db_connect.php
Add the following PHP code to connect to MySQL and retrieve data from the users table:
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<?php
$servername = "localhost";
$username = "root"; // default MySQL root user
$password = "your_mysql_root_password"; // replace with your MySQL root
password
$dbname = "simpledb";
// Create connection
$conn = new mysqli($servername, $username, $password, $dbname);
// Check connection
if ($conn->connect_error) {
die("Connection failed: " . $conn->connect_error);
}
$sql = "SELECT id, name, email FROM users";
$result = $conn->query($sql);
if ($result->num_rows > 0) {
// output data of each row
while($row = $result->fetch_assoc()) {
echo "id: " . $row["id"]. " - Name: " . $row["name"]. " - Email: " .
$row["email"]. "<br>";
}
} else {
echo "0 results";
}
$conn->close();
?>
6. Test Your PHP Script
To test the script, open a web browser and navigate to:
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http://localhost/db_connect.php
You should see the data from your users table displayed in the browser, such as:
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id: 1 - Name: John Doe - Email: [email protected]
id: 2 - Name: Jane Doe - Email: [email protected]
7. Troubleshooting
● If you see an error like Warning: mysqli::mysqli() [mysqli.mysqli]:
(HY000/1045): Access denied for user, it means there’s an issue with the MySQL
credentials. Make sure you enter the correct password for the MySQL root user.
● Ensure that Apache is running by checking the status with sudo systemctl status
apache2.