mysql_select_db is not necessary but it does make writing queries
easier since you don't have to specify which database in each query.
Take care,
Floyd
On Aug 11, 2009, at 11:23 PM, Allen McCabe wrote:
I have seen different scripts for working with SQL, and most follow
the same
method with on difference.
Variables are defined (host, password, etc.)
mysql_connect command
//then, the difference
mysql_select_db command
//back to common
$sql = "SELECT ... "
$result = mysql_query($ql)
Is the database selection necessary, or is that implied with a
SELECT or
other SQL command?
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