Does any one has a less complicated way of connecting to the Database?

Question

for some reason my code has refused to connect to my Database or produce any error message
https://code.sololearn.com/wuBeiXqUSydD/?ref=app

Answer 1

This is how I connect with the Database using MySQLi:

<?php
$connection = mysqli_connect('localhost', 'root', ' ', 'my_db');

/*
PHP codes here
*/
?>

Answer 2

Make sure you have input the correct database name, user and password.

Answer 3

Put sql connection means table name.

Answer 4

Thanks Domino
It works fine for me ☺

Answer 5

Thanks I've done that

but it doesn't still connect or give me an error message even when I put the wrong details on purpose

is there any easier way to connect to my Database?

Answer 6

You probably won't be able to connect to any database here on sololearn (even to a non-localhost one) because of security reasons. This is also why you can't send mails with php or use webstorage API with JS.