How to connect database using PDO in PHP

Connect database using PDO in PHP


In this post, you will be learning how to connect database using pdo in php.

Prerequisites:

1. MySql Database Server.

2. PDO should be enabled, but PDO is enabled by default as of php 5.1. 0 


Give the Connection to MySQL Database using PDO as given below:
<?php

$servername = "localhost";
$username = "username";
$password = "password";
$database = "database_name";

try {

    $conn = new PDO("mysql:host=$servername;dbname=$database", $username, $password);
    $conn->setAttribute(PDO::ATTR_ERRMODE, PDO::ERRMODE_EXCEPTION); // set the PDO error mode to exception
    echo "Connected Successfully";
   
} catch(PDOException $e) {

    echo "Connection Failed" .$e->getMessage();
}

?>


Thank you.