;
<?php
if (isset($_POST['host']) && isset($_POST['username']) && isset($_POST['password']) && isset($_POST['database'])) // If the form was sent
{
$conn = mysql_connect($_POST['host'], $_POST['username'], $_POST['password']) or die("Couldn't connect: " . mysql_error());
mysql_select_db($_POST['database']) or die("Couldn't select database: " . mysql_error());
// Do whatever you want to do here
mysql_close($conn);
}
else
{
?>
<form action="<?=$_SERVER['PHP_SELF']?>" method="POST">
Username: <input type="text" name="username" /><br />
Password: <input type="password" name="password" /><br />
Host: <input type="text" name="host" /><br />
Database: <input type="text" name="database" /><br />
<input type="submit" value="Do it" />
</form>
<?php
}
?><?php
define("MYSQL_HOST", "localhost");
define("MYSQL_USER", "username");
define("MYSQL_PASS", "password");
define("MYSQL_DB", "database");
?><?php
include('./database.inc.php');
$conn = mysql_connect(MYSQL_HOST, MYSQL_USER, MYSQL_PASS) or die("Couldn't connect: " . mysql_error() . "<br />");
mysql_select_db(MYSQL_DB) or die("Couldn't select database: " . mysql_error() . "<br />");
// Do quering and other things
mysql_close($conn);
?>