MySQL Database Interaction PHP Class

There are many ways out there to connect to a database, but there is only a few of them that are effective. This is the MySQL object that I use to connect to a database via PHP. You will find this class to be simple but very effective as it’s not overfilled, but it only contains what it’s needed in order to compile a successful application. I have used it multiple times in tasks that include from basic user managements to custom cloud application development. From connecting to a single database, to multiple databases.

Here is the code, please make sure to replace the values of the variables so that you can successfully connect to your database.

class db
{
//Object Variables Please Replace, you can also have them set on the constructor so that you can connect to multiple databases.
private $status;
private $host = ‘localhost’;
private $database = ‘db_name’;
private $username = ‘username’;
private $password = ‘password’;
public ξ$result;
public ξ$results;
function __construct(){
//Connect To Database
$this->status = mysql_connect($this->host,$this->username,$this->password) or die (‘Cannot Open Conection to ‘ .
$this->host);
//Select Database
mysql_select_db($this->database,$this->status);
}
function query($sql){
//Get Results
$this->result = ξmysql_query($sql);
}
function fetch($sql,$type){
//Perform Query
$this->query($sql);
switch ($type){
//Fetch as an Array
case ‘array’:
$this->results = mysql_fetch_array($this->result);
break;
//Fetch as an Asspciative Array
case ‘assoc’:
$this->results = mysql_fetch_assoc($this->result);
break;
//Fetch as an Object
case ‘object’:
$this->results = mysql_fetch_object($this->result);
break;
}
//Return Results
return $this->results;
}
function checkit($sql){
//Check Table for Query
return mysql_num_rows(mysql_query($sql));
}
function __destruct(){
//Free Query Result
mysql_free_result($this->result);
//Close DB Connection
mysql_close($this->status);
}
}

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