<?php
//Error reporting
ini_set('display_errors', 1);
error_reporting(~0);
//Server data
$servername = "localhost";
$username = "root";
$password = "password";
$dbname = "database";
$tblname = "table";
//Connection
$connect = mysqli_connect($servername, $username, $password, $dbname, null);
//Query
$sql = 'SELECT column1 FROM table';
//Send query
$result = $connect->query($sql);
$connect->close();
?>