# maxdb_select_db

# maxdb->select_db

(PECL maxdb:1.0-7.6.00.38)

maxdb->select_db — Selects the default database for database queries

### Description

bool maxdb_select_db ( resource `$link` , string `$dbname` )

The maxdb_select_db() function selects the default database (specified by the `dbname` parameter) to be used when performing queries against the database connection represented by the `link` parameter.

> Note: This function should only be used to change the default database for the connection. You can select the default database with 4th parameter in maxdb_connect().

### Return Values

Returns `TRUE` on success or `FALSE` on failure.

### Examples

Example#1 Object oriented style

`<?php
$maxdb = new maxdb("localhost", "MONA", "RED", "DEMODB");
/* check connection */
if (maxdb_connect_errno()) {
printf("Connect failed: %s\n", maxdb_connect_error());
exit();
}
/* return name of current default database */
if ($result = $maxdb->query("SELECT SERVERDB FROM USERS WHERE USERNAME='MONA'")) {
$row = $result->fetch_row();
printf("Default database is %s.\n", $row[0]);
$result->close();
}
/* change db to non existing db */
$maxdb->select_db("XXXXXXXX");
/* return name of current default database */
if ($result = $maxdb->query("SELECT SERVERDB FROM USERS WHERE USERNAME='MONA'")) {
$row = $result->fetch_row();
printf("Default database is %s.\n", $row[0]);
$result->close();
}
$maxdb->close();
?>`

Example#2 Procedural style

`<?php
$link = maxdb_connect("localhost", "MONA", "RED", "DEMODB");
/* check connection */
if (maxdb_connect_errno()) {
printf("Connect failed: %s\n", maxdb_connect_error());
exit();
}
/* return name of current default database */
if ($result = maxdb_query($link, "SELECT SERVERDB FROM USERS WHERE USERNAME='MONA'")) {
$row = maxdb_fetch_row($result);
printf("Default database is %s.\n", $row[0]);
maxdb_free_result($result);
}
/* change db to non existing db */
maxdb_select_db($link, "XXXXXXXX");
/* return name of current default database */
if ($result = maxdb_query($link, "SELECT SERVERDB FROM USERS WHERE USERNAME='MONA'")) {
$row = maxdb_fetch_row($result);
printf("Default database is %s.\n", $row[0]);
maxdb_free_result($result);
}
maxdb_close($link);
?>`

The above examples would produce the following output:

    Default database is <...>.

    Warning: maxdb_select_db(): -10709 Connection failed (RTE:database not running) <...>

    Warning: maxdb_query(): -10821 Session not connected [] <...>

    Warning: maxdb_close(): -10821 Session not connected [] <...>

### See Also

- maxdb_connect()
- maxdb_real_connect()