Doc #63058 [Opn->Wfx]: Change of: "Example #1 mysql_select_db() example"
Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=63058&edit=1
ID: 63058
Updated by: aharvey@php.net
Reported by: jangirke at gmail dot com
Summary: Change of: "Example #1 mysql_select_db() example"
-Status: Open
+Status: Wont fix
Type: Documentation Problem
Package: Documentation problem
Operating System: Irrelevant
PHP Version: Irrelevant
Block user comment: N
Private report: N
New Comment:
I don't see how that would improve the example. In general, manual pages aren't intended
to stand completely alone: the fact that mysql_connect() returns a resource is documented on the
mysql_connect() page (which is itself linked in the See Also section), and the basics of function
calls and PHP syntax are covered earlier in the manual. It's impractical to document those
sorts of things on an example-by-example basis.
Marking won't fix.
Previous Comments:
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[2012-09-10 23:24:11] jangirke at gmail dot com
Description:
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From manual page: http://www.php.net/function.mysql-select-db#refsect1-function.mysql-select-db-examples
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SUBSTITUTE
// make foo the current db
$db_selected = mysql_select_db('foo', $link);
if (!$db_selected) {
die ('Can\'t use foo : ' . mysql_error());
WITH
//Tell what is inside $link. Does $link call the function mysql_connect('localhost',
'mysql_user', 'mysql_password') or the return values?
$db_selected = mysql_select_db('DatabaseName', $link);
if (!$db_selected) {
die ('Unable to connect to database.' . mysql_error());
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