

For this article I’ll be using a database called sitepoint and a table called authors. Graphical interface, such as Adminer, or using the command line.

The next thing we need to do is to create a database and a database table to work with. If this is not the case, please consult the installation instructions on their home page. Before we get on to connecting to a database, it’s important that you have MySQL installed and configured on your machine.
