Just use MySQL_select_db() to switch between databases between your queries. Remember to switch back, too.
Or you can just give the database name in your query: SELECT * FROM database.table WHERE ... ---John Holmes... > -----Original Message----- > From: d3crypt [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, May 24, 2002 5:35 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [PHP] Multiple queries on multiple databases > > Hello, > > I'd like to know the method to connect and query multiple databases in > the same php script ... > > I've to do something like this : > > do query on db1_on_server_1 > while( get results of query on db1_on_server_1){ > do query on db2_on_server_2 > } > > the structure of the db is this one : > > # Table structure for table 'attendees' in db 'training2' > # > CREATE TABLE attendees ( > attendee_ID int(8) NOT NULL auto_increment, > training_requester_ID int(8), > PRIMARY KEY (attendee_ID), > UNIQUE attendees_ID (attendee_ID) > ); > > # Dumping data for table 'attendees' > # > INSERT INTO attendees (attendee_ID, training_requester_ID) VALUES ( > '1', '299'); > > > # Table structure for table 'people_info' in db 'octopus' > # > CREATE TABLE people_info ( > id int(255) DEFAULT '0' NOT NULL, > l_name varchar(255) NOT NULL > ); > > # Dumping data for table 'people_info' > # > INSERT INTO people_info (id, l_name) VALUES ('299', 'Forseilles'); > > > I've tried the following script, but it gives me a 'Warning: Supplied > argument is not a valid MySQL result resource in > g:\htdocs\training\viewmytrainings.php on line 23' : > > <? > > $octopus="localhost,,,octopus"; > $training="localhost,,,training2"; > > function connect($database){ > $array=explode(",", $database); > $host=$array[0]; > $user=$array[1]; > $pass=$array[2]; > $db=$array[3]; > > $connect=mysql_connect($host,$user,$pass) or die ("unable to > connect host $host<br>"); > mysql_select_db($db) or die ("unable to select $db in > $host<br>"); > return($connect); > } > > $connect1=connect($training); > $connect2=connect($octopus); > > $query="select * from attendees order by training_ID asc"; > $result=mysql_query($query, $connect1); > $row=mysql_fetch_row($result); > > echo "$row[1]"; > > $queryx="select l_name from people_info where id='$row[1]'"; > $resultx=mysql_query($queryx, $connect2); > $rowx=mysql_fetch_row($resultx); > > echo "$rowx[0]"; > > ?> > > > Any idea ? Thanks for your help ... > > (PHP Version 4.0.6) > > > -- > d3crypt aka p > $ drink <bottle; opener > bottle: cannot open > opener: not found > > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
