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This tutorial explains how to make a simple connection to Informix and select some data using PHP.

This tutorial descripbes how to make a simple connection to mSQL using a few PHP functions.

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The MySQL database is one of the most popular among PHP developers, and there are numerous well-documented PHP functions you can use in conjunction with your MySQL databases.

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