checking mysql connection php code example

Example 1: php sql connection

<?php
$servername = "localhost";
$username = "username";
$password = "password";
$dbname = "myDB";

// Create connection
$conn= mysqli_connect($servername,$username,$password,$dbname);
// Check connection
if (!$conn) {
  die("Connection failed: " . mysqli_connect_error());
}
echo "Connected Successfully.";
?>

Example 2: sql conn

Always use Prepared Statements 
Watch out for SQL injections!!!