Question

What would be the equivalent of the code below in coldfusion. I’m able to connect to database with php but having trouble with properly setting cfquery tag

mysql_connect("your.hostaddress.com", "username", "password") or die(mysql_error());
mysql_select_db("Database_Name") or die(mysql_error()); 
$data = mysql_query("SELECT * FROM friends") 
or die(mysql_error());

Answer 1

You’ll have to setup the database information as a datasource in the ColdFusion Administrator.

<cftry>
    <cfquery name="data" datasource="myCFDataSourceThatISetupInTheCFAdmin" username="username" password="secret">
        SELECT
            *
        FROM
            friends
    </cfquery>

    <cfcatch type="database">
        <!--- Do some Error Stuff here if you want, like throw a database error --->
    </cfcatch>
</cftry>
<cfdump var="#data#">

<cfoutput query="data">
    #column1name# #column2name#<hr>
</cfoutput>