Re: Getting database name from link identifier

On Tue, Feb 25, 2014 at 4:41 PM, Aziz Saleh <azizsaleh@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > On Tue, Feb 25, 2014 at 4:28 PM, Larry Martell <larry.martell@gmail.com> > wrote: >> >> Is there any way to find out what database I am connected to from a >> link identifier? >> >> I have some code this does this: >> >> @ $db = mysql_pconnect($dbserver, $dbuser, $dbpass); >> @ mysql_select_db($dbname, $db); >> >> I know at the time this is executed $dbname is what I want it to be. >> But later on when I pull data using $db, I get data from a different >> database. If I try to echo $db at the time of the query I get >> "Resource id #5". Can I get the database name from $db? >> >> -- >> PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) >> To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php >> > > You won't be able to, you will need to execute a query on that DB connection > handler to check the DB name currently used: > > SELECT DATABASE() as DB_NAME Thanks! Indeed I am not 'using' the db that $dbname is set to when I execute the mysql_select_db command. Now I just have to figure out why that is.