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title: "Which function is used to connect with database in PHP?"  
description: "Which function is used to connect with database in PHP?"  
author: "zack mathews"  
published: 2016-09-26  
updated: 2020-09-22  
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# Which function is used to connect with database in PHP?

PHP provides mysqli_connect() function to connect with database. This function has five parameter:

a) Server: The host name running the database. If not defined then by default it is ocalhost.

b) User: The username who is accessing the database.

c) Password: The password given by the user who is accessing the database.

d) new_link(): no new connection will be established.

e) Client_flags : MYSQL_CLIENT_COMPRESS-use Compression protocol.

## Answers

### Answer by KIRTI SHARMA

mysql_connect("Host name","user name","password");

### Answer by zack mathews

PHP provides mysqli_connect() function to connect with database. This function has five parameter:

a) Server: The host name running the database. If not defined then by default it is ocalhost.

b) User: The username who is accessing the database.

c) Password: The password given by the user who is accessing the database.

d) new_link(): no new connection will be established.

e) Client_flags : MYSQL_CLIENT_COMPRESS-use Compression protocol.


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