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mysql_list_dbs()

mysql_list_dbs - List databases available on a MySQL server

Syntax

resource mysql_list_dbs (resource $link_identifier)

Arguments

  • link_identifier - The MySQL connection. If the link identifier is not specified, the last link opened by mysql_connect() is assumed. If no such link is found, it will try to create one as if mysql_connect() was called with no arguments. If no connection is found or established, an E_WARNING level error is generated.

Description

Returns a result pointer containing the databases available from the current mysql daemon.

Version

PHP 4, 5

Return value

Returns a result pointer resource on success, or FALSE on failure. Use the mysql_tablename() function to traverse this result pointer, or any function for result tables, such as mysql_fetch_array().