Data Types In Php 7 Objects Arrays Null Resource Lesson 11

PHP7 Data Type Resource

A PHP7 resource is a resource loaded from outside the application. This could be a database connection or a resource to create a new file within PHP. So if you are calling a database resource it would look something like this. We will get into this more as you progress in these tutorials.

<?php
<pre>$conn = mysqli_connect(localhost,"root","dbpass","dbname");</pre>
?>

How is PHP7 Resource Used In Applications?

A PHP7 Resource is a way to make a call to get data or create data. You will be using several different kinds of resources in your applications.

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