How can I test a database connection with CodeIgniter?
Here are some more recent beginner tutorial for codeigniter:
I enjoy the Jeffrey Way series video series.
http://net.tutsplus.com/articles/news/codeigniter-from-scratch-day-1/http://net.tutsplus.com/articles/news/codeigniter-from-scratch-day-2/http://net.tutsplus.com/articles/news/codeigniter-from-scratch-day-3/http://net.tutsplus.com/articles/news/codeigniter-from-scratch-day-4-newsletter-signup/http://net.tutsplus.com/articles/news/codeigniter-from-scratch-day-5-crud/
Please use below code:
$db['default']['hostname'] = 'localhost';$db['default']['username'] = 'myUserName';$db['default']['password'] = 'myPassword';$db['default']['database'] = 'myDatabaseName';/** Do not change the below values. Change only if you know what you are doing */$db['default']['dbdriver'] = 'mysqli';$db['default']['dbprefix'] = '';$db['default']['pconnect'] = FALSE;$db['default']['db_debug'] = TRUE;$db['default']['cache_on'] = FALSE;$db['default']['cachedir'] = '';$db['default']['char_set'] = "utf8"; $db['default']['dbcollat'] = "utf8_unicode_ci";$db['default']['swap_pre'] = '';$db['default']['autoinit'] = TRUE;$db['default']['stricton'] = FALSE;$active_group = 'default';$active_record = TRUE;