使用 mysqli_select_db 和 mysqli_connect 时出错

Question

I am switching to mysqli, because mysql_* functions are not supported anymore. When I try to connect to my database, I get an error. Here is my code.

<?php

//ob
//ob_start();

//session
session_start();

//connect to database
$error = "Could not connect to database";
mysqli_connect('','************','**********') or die($error);
mysqli_select_db('********************') or die($error);

$session_username = $_SESSION['username'];
$session_coin = $_SESSION['coins'];

?>

Error:

Could not connect to database

Is that correct when trying to use mysqli?

Answer 1

No, this is not the correct way to connect using mysqli.

The correct way is this:

mysqli_report(MYSQLI_REPORT_ERROR | MYSQLI_REPORT_STRICT);
$mysqli = new mysqli('localhost', 'username', 'password', 'test_db');
$mysqli->set_charset('utf8mb4'); // always set the charset

Three steps:

1. Enable error reporting.
2. Create instance of mysqli class.
3. Set the correct charset.