How to write connection class to mysql database using php

Hello! In this post, you will learn to how to write and test the OOP based connection class to mysql database using php.

see below..how to do it..
connection.php


<?php

/** @author tutorialswebsite
*@ copyright 2016

*/

class createDBConnection // create a class for make connection
{

var $host="localhost";
var $username="username";
var $password="password";
var $database="database name";
var $dbconn;
function connectToDatabase() //specify the server details for mysql
{

$conn=mysql_connect($this->host,$this->username,$this->password);

if(!$conn)//testing the connection
{
die("Cannot connect to the database");

}else{

$this->dbconn=$conn;
echo "Connection established";

}
return $this->dbconn;

}

function selectDatabase() // selecting the database
{

//use php inbuild function foer select database

mysql_select_db($this->database);

if(mysql_error()) // if error occured display the error message 
{
echo "Cannot find the database".$this->database;

}

echo "Database Selected..";
}

function closeConnection() // close the connection
{
mysql_close($this->dbconn);

echo "Connection closed";

}

}

?>

<?php

/** @author tutorialswebsite

class createDBConnection // create a class for make connection

{

var $host="localhost";

var $username="username";

var $password="password";

var $database="database name";

var $dbconn;

function connectToDatabase() //specify the server details for mysql

{

$conn=mysql_connect($this->host,$this->username,$this->password);

if(!$conn)//testing the connection

{

die("Cannot connect to the database");

}else{

$this->dbconn=$conn;

echo "Connection established";

}

return $this->dbconn;

}

function selectDatabase() // selecting the database

{

//use php inbuild function foer select database

mysql_select_db($this->database);

if(mysql_error()) // if error occured display the error message

{

echo "Cannot find the database".$this->database;

}

echo "Database Selected..";

}

function closeConnection() // close the connection

{

mysql_close($this->dbconn);

echo "Connection closed";

}

Now you have create the database connection class
let’s see how to call this connection class inside your project.
To test the connection we will create another php file and create a object from my existing connection class..

see below..how to do it..
>test.php


<?php

include('connection.php');

$con =new createDBConnection(); //create a new object

$con->connectToDatabase();//connection to the database

echo"<br>";

$con->selectDatabase(); //close connection

echo "<br>";

$con->closeConnection();

?>

<?php

include('connection.php');

$con =new createDBConnection(); //create a new object

$con->connectToDatabase();//connection to the database

echo"<br>";

$con->selectDatabase(); //close connection

echo "<br>";

$con->closeConnection();

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