PHP | mysqli_select_db() Function

Hello folks! welcome back to a new edition of our tutorial on PHP. In this tutorial guide, we are going to be studying about the PHP mysqli_select_db() Function.

The built-in mysqli_select_db() function in PHP accepts a string value that represents an existing database and, makes it as the default database.

Syntax

Following below is the syntax to use this function -

mysqli_select_db($con  name)

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Parameter Details

Sr.No	Parameter & Description
1	con(Mandatory) This is an object representing a connection to MySQL Server.
2	name(Mandatory) This is a string value representing the name of an existing database which you need to make as the default database.

Return Value

This built-in PHP function returns true if the operation is successful otherwise, false on failure.

PHP Version

This PHP function was first introduced in PHP version 5 and works in all the later versions.

Example1

The following example demonstrates the usage of the built-in PHP mysqli_select_db() function (in procedural style) -

<?php
   //Creating a connection
   $con = mysqli_connect("localhost", "root", "password", "mydb");

   //Selecting the database
   mysqli_query($con, "CREATE DATABASE NewDatabase");
   mysqli_select_db($con, "NewDatabase");

   //Retrieving the current database name
   $res = mysqli_query($con, "SELECT DATABASE()");

   while ($row = mysqli_fetch_row($res)) {
      print("Current Database: ".$row[0]);
   }

   //Closing the connection
   mysqli_close($con);
?>

Output

When the above code is executed, it will produce the following result -

Current Database: newdatabase

Example2

In an object oriented style the syntax of this built-in function is $con->select_db(); The following below is an example of this PHP function in an object oriented style $minus;

<?php
   //Creating a connection
   $con = new mysqli("localhost", "root", "password", "mydb");

   //Retrieving the current database name
   $res = $con->query("SELECT DATABASE()");
   while ($row = $res->fetch_row()) {
      print("Initial Database: ".$row[0]."\n");
   }

   //Selecting the database
   $con->query("CREATE DATABASE NewDatabase");
   $con->select_db("NewDatabase");

   //Retrieving the current database name
   $res = $con->query("SELECT DATABASE()");

   while ($row = $res->fetch_row()) {
      print("Current Database: ".$row[0]);
   }

   //Closing the connection
   $res = $con -> close();
?>

Output

When the above code is executed, it will produce the following result -

Initial Database: mydb
Current Database: newdatabase

Example3

Instead of specifying the database at the time of connection, you can also choose it later using this built-in function as shown below -

<?php
   //Creating a connection
   $con = mysqli_connect("localhost", "root", "password");

   //Selecting the database
   mysqli_select_db($con, "mydb");
   print("Database Selected ..."."\n");

   mysqli_query($con, "CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS my_team(ID INT, First_Name VARCHAR(255), Last_Name VARCHAR(255), Place_Of_Birth VARCHAR(255), Country VARCHAR(255))");
   print("Table Created ..."."\n");

   //Inserting a records into the my_team table
   mysqli_query($con, "insert into my_team values(1, 'Kennedy', 'Nkpara', 'PortHarcourt', 'Nigeria')");
   mysqli_query($con, "insert into my_team values(2, 'Jonathan', 'Trott', 'CapeTown', 'SouthAfrica')");
   mysqli_query($con, "insert into my_team values(3, 'Queen', 'Dauglas', 'Texas', 'UnitedStates')");
   mysqli_query($con, "insert into my_team values(4, 'Paul', 'Francis', 'Texas', 'UnitedStates')");

   print("Records Inserted ..."."\n");
 
   //Closing the connection
   mysqli_close($con);
?>

Output

When the above code is executed, it will produce the following result below -

Database Selected...
Table Created...
Records Inserted...

Example4

Try the following example below -

<?php
   $connection_mysql = mysqli_connect("localhost", "root", "password","mydb");
   
   if (mysqli_connect_errno($connection_mysql)){
      echo "Failed to connect to MySQL: " . mysqli_connect_error();
   }
   
   $res = mysqli_select_db($connection_mysql,"testdb");
   
   if($res){
	   echo "Database Selected";
   }else{
	   echo "Error Occurred";
   }
   
   mysqli_close($connection_mysql);

?>

Output

When the above code is executed, it will produce the following result below -

Database Selected

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Alright guys! This is where we are going to be rounding up for this tutorial post. In our next tutorial, we are going to be discussing about the mysqli_set_charset() Function in PHP.

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