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<refentry xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook" xml:id="function.maxdb-select-db">
 <refnamediv>
  <refname>maxdb_select_db</refname>
  <refname>maxdb->select_db</refname>
  <refpurpose>Selects the default database for database queries</refpurpose>
 </refnamediv>

 <refsect1 role="description">
  &reftitle.description;
  <methodsynopsis>
   <type>bool</type><methodname>maxdb_select_db</methodname>
   <methodparam><type>resource</type><parameter>link</parameter></methodparam>
   <methodparam><type>string</type><parameter>dbname</parameter></methodparam>
  </methodsynopsis>
  <para>
   The <function>maxdb_select_db</function> function selects the default
   database (specified by the <parameter>dbname</parameter> parameter) to be
   used when performing queries against the database connection
   represented by the <parameter>link</parameter> parameter.
  </para>
  <note>
   <para>
    This function should only be used to change the default database for the connection.
    You can select the default database with 4th parameter in <function>maxdb_connect</function>.
   </para>
  </note>
 </refsect1>

 <refsect1 role="returnvalues">
  &reftitle.returnvalues;
  <para>
   &return.success;
  </para>
 </refsect1>

 <refsect1 role="examples">
  &reftitle.examples;
  <example>
   <title>Object oriented style</title>
   <programlisting role="php">
<![CDATA[
<?php
$maxdb = new maxdb("localhost", "MONA", "RED", "DEMODB");

/* check connection */
if (maxdb_connect_errno()) {
   printf("Connect failed: %s\n", maxdb_connect_error());
   exit();
}

/* return name of current default database */
if ($result = $maxdb->query("SELECT SERVERDB FROM USERS WHERE USERNAME='MONA'")) {
   $row = $result->fetch_row();
   printf("Default database is %s.\n", $row[0]);
   $result->close();
}

/* change db to non existing db */
$maxdb->select_db("XXXXXXXX");

/* return name of current default database */
if ($result = $maxdb->query("SELECT SERVERDB FROM USERS WHERE USERNAME='MONA'")) {
   $row = $result->fetch_row();
   printf("Default database is %s.\n", $row[0]);
   $result->close();
}

$maxdb->close();
?>
]]>
   </programlisting>
  </example>
  <example>
   <title>Procedural style</title>
   <programlisting role="php">
<![CDATA[
<?php
$link = maxdb_connect("localhost", "MONA", "RED", "DEMODB");

/* check connection */
if (maxdb_connect_errno()) {
   printf("Connect failed: %s\n", maxdb_connect_error());
   exit();
}

/* return name of current default database */
if ($result = maxdb_query($link, "SELECT SERVERDB FROM USERS WHERE USERNAME='MONA'")) {
   $row = maxdb_fetch_row($result);
   printf("Default database is %s.\n", $row[0]);
   maxdb_free_result($result);
}

/* change db to non existing db */
maxdb_select_db($link, "XXXXXXXX");

/* return name of current default database */
if ($result = maxdb_query($link, "SELECT SERVERDB FROM USERS WHERE USERNAME='MONA'")) {
   $row = maxdb_fetch_row($result);
   printf("Default database is %s.\n", $row[0]);
   maxdb_free_result($result);
}

maxdb_close($link);
?>
]]>
   </programlisting>
  </example>
  &example.outputs.similar;
  <screen>
<![CDATA[
Default database is <...>.

Warning: maxdb_select_db(): -10709 Connection failed (RTE:database not running) <...>

Warning: maxdb_query(): -10821 Session not connected [] <...>

Warning: maxdb_close(): -10821 Session not connected [] <...>
]]>
  </screen>
 </refsect1>

 <refsect1 role="seealso">
  &reftitle.seealso;
  <para>
   <simplelist>
    <member><function>maxdb_connect</function></member>
    <member><function>maxdb_real_connect</function></member>
   </simplelist>
  </para>
 </refsect1>

</refentry>

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