What is the best way for connecting php to the database?

Answer 1

<?php
/* Attempt MySQL server connection. */
$mysqli = new mysqli("localhost", "root", "", "demo");

// Check connection
if($mysqli === false){
die("ERROR: Could not connect. " . $mysqli->connect_error);
}

echo "Connect Successfully. Host info: " . $mysqli->host_info;
?>

Answer 2

http://wiki.hashphp.org/PDO_Tutorial_for_MySQL_Developers

Answer 3

thanks