How to connect to database in PHP and MySQL

 In this tutorial I will show you how to connect in database in PHP and MySQL.

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index.php

<?php

$servername = "localhost";

$database = "crude";

$username = "root";

$password = "";

// Create connection

$conn = mysqli_connect($servername, $username, $password, $database);

// Check connection

if ($conn->connect_error) {

die("Connection failed: " . $conn->connect_error);

}

echo "Connected successfully to the database.";

mysqli_close($conn);

?>