The PHP class library for MySQL has various functions to connect with the database, create database tables and retrieve database data. Create a MySQL Database Table ...

Establish Connection Before you can extract any information from your MySQL database, you have to establish a connection to it. PHP's mysql_connect function does this.

Right-click the PHP file you want to use to identify the existing table. Click "Open With" and select your PHP editor. Connect to the MySQL database.

Jack Wallen walks you through the process of connecting the DBeaver GUI tool to a remote MySQL server.