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Category: PHP

In this tutorial, you will learn how to make a simple registration system for your website. The article assumes you have a basic knowledge of the following languages: You will need the following: Step 0 — Database Configuration: Before starting, make sure that your database has the correct fields for your purposes. Make a table in your database named ‘Accounts’, and add the following columns with the appropriate datatypes through your online database manager (such as PHPMyAdmin): Step 1 — Making HTML Forms: In your website, you will have two forms; one for signing up, and one for logging in.

Now that your database and your input forms are set up, you will have to set up a connection to your database using PHP.

The following code creates an object and connects you to your MySQL database, and then tests your connection to your database, returning an error if you are not connected.