Of course you can
$whatever_db_linkid = mysql_connect($connectiondetails_for_whatever_db);
if(is_resource($whatever_db_linkid)) { mysql_select_db('whatever_db',
$whatever_db_linkid); }
$someother_db_linkid = mysql_connect($connectiondetails_for_someother_db);
I have several databases running on the same MySQL server and one
application needs to run queries over two DBs at the same time. All I do is
specify one connect (to the primary DB) and then specify the secondary DB
within my queries. This seems to work fine, but not sure if it's discouraged
for
On Mon, 04 Oct 2004 22:31:15 -0400, Gary Rachel [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I've tried not using the mysql_close statement. But that option doesn't
select the new database, it seems to stay connected to the previous one,
despite my specifying a new database to access. Can I not access two
