php-awsHow can I connect to an AWS MySQL database using PHP?

To connect to an AWS MySQL database using PHP, you will need to use the PHP MySQLi extension. The following example code will connect to an AWS MySQL database:

<?php
$servername = "example.amazonaws.com";
$username = "username";
$password = "password";

// Create connection
$conn = new mysqli($servername, $username, $password);

// Check connection
if ($conn->connect_error) {
    die("Connection failed: " . $conn->connect_error);
}
echo "Connected successfully";
?>

This example code will output Connected successfully if the connection was successful.

Code explanation

1. $servername: The hostname of the AWS MySQL database.
2. $username: The username used to connect to the AWS MySQL database.
3. $password: The password used to connect to the AWS MySQL database.
4. $conn: The variable which will store the connection object.
5. new mysqli(): The function used to create a new connection object.
6. connect_error: The property of the connection object which stores any errors that occur.
7. die(): The function used to terminate the script if an error occurs.
8. echo: The function used to output a string if the connection was successful.

Helpful links

• PHP MySQLi Extension
• PHP mysqli::connect_error
• PHP die()
• PHP echo

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