Get database list in mysql using php

                       You can retrieve databases in your mysql server using php. On mysql server, you can use mysql query in order to get databases in mysql.

Get database list using mysql query:

                                   The following mysql query is used to display database list.

             SHOW DATABASES

It displays database list in mysql as like below:

Get database list in mysql using php:

                         You can display database list in mysql using php in two ways.

           1.  Display database list using php and mysql query

           2.  Display database list using php and mysql_list_tables()

Display database list using php and mysql:

                                      Now you can find the database list in mysql server using php scripts:

<?php
$link=mysql_connect('localhost','root','')  or die(mysql_error());
$result = mysql_query("SHOW DATABASES")  or die(mysql_error());     
while ($row = mysql_fetch_array($result)) {      
    echo $row[0]."<br>";      
}
?>

                                                                 OR

Display databases in mysql using php and mysql_list_dbs():

                           The php code for display database list:

<?php
$link=mysql_connect('localhost','root','') or die(mysql_error());
$db_list = mysql_list_dbs($link);
while ($row = mysql_fetch_object($db_list))
{
     echo $row->Database . "<br>";
}

?>

Now you'll get output like below:

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