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SQL Connection Strings
A connection string is a sequence of variables which will address a specific database and allow you to connect your code to your MySQL database.
If you do not have a database created yet, the following article will provide you with the proper instructions:
Configuration
Once you have a database set up, create the database's tables via phpMyAdmin, MySQL software or use an online PHP or Perl script.
Use the following configuration settings:
- Version: MySQL 8.0
- Username: cpUsername_dbName
- Database Name: cpUsername_dbUsername
- Password: the password for cpUsername_dbUsername
- Hostaddress: localhost
- Port: 3306
Connection String Examples
The connection string can be either of the two examples below (be sure to replace the variables in red with your actual information):
For Perl:
$dbh = DBI->connect("DBI:mysql:cpuser_db:localhost","cpuser_dbuser","password");DBI->connect("DBI:mysql:cpUsername_dbNamelocalhost","cpUsername_dbUsername","password");
For PHP:
$dbh=mysql_connect ("localhost", "cpuser_dbuser", "password") or die ('I cannot connect to the database because: ' . mysql_error());
mysql_select_db ("cpuser_db");
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