OOP - Connecting to database via __construct [duplicate] - php

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I'm very new to OOP and am trying to learn it. So please excuse my noobness. I'm trying to connect to mysql and to test whether the connection is successful or not, I'm using if-else conditions.
Surprisingly, the mysql_connect is always returning true even on passing wrong login credentials. Now I'm trying to figure out why it does and after spending about 20 minutes, I gave up. Hence, I came here to seek the help of the community. Here is my code:
class test
{
private $host = 'localhost';
private $username = 'root2'; // using wrong username on purpose
private $password = '';
private $db = 'dummy';
private $myConn;
public function __construct()
{
$conn = mysql_connect($this->host, $this->username, $this->password);
if(!$conn)
{
die('Connection failed'); // this doesn't execute
}
else
{
$this->myConn = $conn;
$dbhandle = mysql_select_db($this->db, $this->myConn);
if(! $dbhandle)
{
die('Connection successful, but database not found'); // but this gets printed instead
}
}
}
}
$test = new test();

Answer 1

Please don't use the mysql_* functions, there are many, many reasons why - which are well documented online. They are also deprecated and due to be removed.
You'd be much better off using PDO!
Also I'd strongly advise abstracting this database code into a dedicated database class, which can be injected where necessary.
On-topic:
That code snippet seems to work for me, have you tried var_dumping $conn? Does that user have correct rights?
I also hope that you don't have a production server which allows root login without a password!

Answer 2

Ignoring the fact that you're using mysql_* functions rather than mysqli or pdo functions, you should utilise exceptions in OOP code rather than die(). Other than that, I can't replicate your problem - it may be that your mysql server is set up to accept passwordless logins.
class test
{
private $host = 'localhost';
private $username = 'root2'; // using wrong username on purpose
private $password = '';
private $db = 'dummy';
private $myConn;
public function __construct()
{
// returns false on failure
$conn = mysql_connect($this->host, $this->username, $this->password);
if(!$conn)
{
throw new RuntimeException('Connection failed'); // this doesn't execute
}
else
{
$this->myConn = $conn;
$dbhandle = mysql_select_db($this->db, $this->myConn);
if (!$dbhandle)
{
throw new RuntimeException('Connection successful, but database not found'); // but this gets printed instead
}
}
}
}
try {
$test = new test();
} catch (RuntimeException $ex) {
die($ex->getMessage());
}