Creating a mySQL database using PHP

Asked May 16 '19 at 11:51

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I am attempting to make a mySQL database using PHP in my html file. I copied an example off of W3Schools for making the database. However, when I use it chrome puts half of it into comment using . I'm guessing Ive done something wrong when copying it. This is the link for the w3schools page, PHP Create a MySQL Database.

This is what chrome shows.

This is my editor.

I'm sure this is an extremely stupid thing that I have done. I am very new to mySQL and PHP. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!

asked May 16 '19 at 11:51

Dat Boi

what error does it give? – xmaster May 16 '19 at 11:51
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Post code as text instead of image of text – B001ᛦ May 16 '19 at 11:52
Did you install a web Server (Apache)? Did you configure Apache so that PHP would run with it? – RiggsFolly May 16 '19 at 11:55
Are you trying to execute PHP in Chrome? – Paul Spiegel May 16 '19 at 11:55
Does your browsers address bar start with `file:///` – RiggsFolly May 16 '19 at 11:56
@PaulSpiegel yes – Dat Boi May 16 '19 at 11:57
@RiggsFolly no. – Dat Boi May 16 '19 at 11:57
OK, I asked 2 questions and got 1 answer! Which question were you answering – RiggsFolly May 16 '19 at 11:58
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@RiggsFolly both – Dat Boi May 16 '19 at 11:59
I didnt think you needed apache to have php on a html doc – Dat Boi May 16 '19 at 11:59
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You dont if its just HTML and Javascript. But you do if you want to use PHP. Oh it does not have to be Apache it could be other Web Servers, but they have to support PHP – RiggsFolly May 16 '19 at 12:01
Remember PHP runs on the server while HTML and Javascript run inside the browser – RiggsFolly May 16 '19 at 12:02
@RiggsFolly can you give me a link on how to do this – Dat Boi May 16 '19 at 12:02
Search for WAMPServer or XAMPP they will deliver you a full AMP stack with a simple one click install. A = Apache, M = MySQL(mariaDB), P = PHP – RiggsFolly May 16 '19 at 12:04
Ah sorry, I was assuming you were using Windows. If you are a *Nix user you can normally install all those from the Distro that goes with your flavour of *Nix – RiggsFolly May 16 '19 at 12:06

Creating a mySQL database using PHP

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