mysql_db_name
(PHP 4, PHP 5)
mysql_db_name — Retrieves database name from the call to mysql_list_dbs()
This extension was deprecated in PHP 5.5.0, and it was removed in PHP 7.0.0. Instead, the MySQLi or PDO_MySQL extension should be used. See also MySQL: choosing an API guide. Alternatives to this function include:
- Query:
SELECT DATABASE()
Description
Retrieve the database name from a call to mysql_list_dbs().
Parameters
-
result -
The result pointer from a call to mysql_list_dbs().
-
row -
The index into the result set.
-
field -
The field name.
Return Values
Returns the database name on success, and false on failure. If false
is returned, use mysql_error() to determine the nature
of the error.
Examples
Example #1 mysql_db_name() example
<?php
error_reporting(E_ALL);
$link = mysql_connect('dbhost', 'username', 'password');
$db_list = mysql_list_dbs($link);
$i = 0;
$cnt = mysql_num_rows($db_list);
while ($i < $cnt) {
echo mysql_db_name($db_list, $i) . "\n";
$i++;
}
?>
Notes
Note:
For backward compatibility, the following deprecated alias may be used: mysql_dbname()
See Also
- mysql_list_dbs() - List databases available on a MySQL server
- mysql_tablename() - Get table name of field
