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'''PHP and MySQL''' are both [[free software]], and they work together well for making database-backed websites.
Methods for [[PHP]] to access MySQL databases all begin with the '''mysql_''' prefix.
The convention is to store a query statement in a variable like $query or $sql.
$query = "select * from employee";
Results by convention are returned to a varible like $result.
$result = mysql_query($query);