php mysql is this correct? - php

Question

Is this Query and display info all correct? Syntax-wise.
<?php
mysql_connect("HOST", "USERNAME", "PASSWORD") or die (mysql_error ());
mysql_select_db("DATABASENAME?!?!") or die(mysql_error());
$strSQL = "SELECT * FROM TABLENAME";
$result = mysql_query($strSQL) or die(mysql_error());
while($row = mysql_fetch_array($result)) {
echo $row['COLUMNNAME'] . "<br />";
}
mysql_close()
?>

Answer 1

Use statement as
<?php
$conn=mysqli_connect("HOST", "USERNAME", "PASSWORD") or die (mysqli_error ());
mysqli_select_db("DATABASENAME",$conn) or die(mysqli_error());
$strSQL = "SELECT * FROM TABLENAME";
$result = mysqli_query($strSQL) or die(mysqli_error());
while($row = mysqli_fetch_array($result)) {
echo $row['COLUMNNAME'] . "<br />";
}
mysqli_close()
?>
Also I advice you to use Mysqli or Pdo instead of Mysql driver as it is deprecated.

Answer 2

There is no issue in your question or code. Syntax wise it is fine. But it is advised not to use mysql_* functions because it is deprecated.
The general way of using the code for your condition would be:
<?php
mysqli_connect("HOST", "USERNAME", "PASSWORD") or die (mysqli_error());
mysqli_select_db("DATABASENAME") or die(mysqli_error());
$strSQL = "SELECT * FROM TABLENAME";
$result = mysqli_query($strSQL) or die(mysqli_error());
while($row = mysqli_fetch_array($result)) {
foreach ($row as $column => $value)
echo $column . " = " . $value . "<br />";
echo "<br/>";
}
mysqli_close();
?>
So, this iterates and suppose say you have four columns, and two rows, it gives an output like:
Column 1 Name = Value
Column 2 Name = Value
Column 3 Name = Value
Column 4 Name = Value
Column 1 Name = Value
Column 2 Name = Value
Column 3 Name = Value
Column 4 Name = Value