Visual Studio Magazine

Access MySQL Database With PHP

To install the MySQL database, you must first download the community edition of MySQL 5.0 database for Windows. There are three versions: Windows Essentials (x86), Windows (x86) ZIP/Setup.EXE and ...
Houston Chronicle

Fastest Way to Check if MYSQL Table Exists in PHP

Dynamic PHP pages give you the option to choose a MySQL table dynamically from which to query. You must ensure that the table exists before running a query on the table. PHP has a quick function that ...
Ars Technica

[ASP.NET/MySQL] Testing MySQL Server Connection

What is the best way to detect if MySQL is alive? Right now users can go to the Login page, attempt to login and wait for the default timeout (60 sec, IIRC) before just being put back at the login ...
Houston Chronicle

Stored Procedures Vs. Prepared Statements in PHP and MySQL

The PHP development language provides you with a "prepare" function to send a prepared statement to a SQL database. You can use full, inline SQL statements in the prepared statement function or send ...