MySQL Functions (PDO_MYSQL)MySQL (PDO)
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PDO_MYSQL is a driver that implements the PHP
Data Objects (PDO) interface
to enable access from PHP to MySQL 3.x and 4.x databases.
PDO_MYSQL DSNConnecting to MySQL databases
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The PDO_MYSQL Data Source Name (DSN) is composed of the following elements:
DSN prefix
The DSN prefix is mysql:.
host
The hostname on which the database server resides.
dbname
The name of the database.
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PDO_MYSQL DSN examples
The following example shows a PDO_MYSQL DSN for connecting to
MySQL databases: