Switch between multiple database in PDO

Question

I\'m new to PDO. I would like to know if there is anything similar to mysql_select_db in PDO, so that i can switch between different databases during runtime without the nee

Answer 1

You actually do not need to specify the database upon connection at all. As long as you specify the database in every query, as Laz stated, this will work:

$dbh = new PDO('mysql:host=127.0.0.1','USER','PASS');

$query = "SELECT * FROM database1.table1";
$query = "SELECT * FROM database2.table1";