mysql_db_name

Retrieves database name from the call to mysql_list_dbs

Warning

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

string mysql_db_name(resource $result, int $row, mixed $field = NULL)

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