php and sql query

[phpprogrammer]

Dear All,

i am having a simple query

how can i connect to a sql server using php

regards
bvsureshbabu

[matt_4013]

is it mysql? If it is, you do this:

$db = mysql_connect("host", "username", "password") or die("Could not connect:".mysql_error());
mysql_select_db("db_name");

$sql = "SELECT blah FROM blah";
$result = mysql_query($sql, $db) or die(mysql_error());