How can a beginner effectively query data from a MySQL database in PHP?

To query data from a MySQL database in PHP as a beginner, you can use the mysqli extension which provides an interface to interact with MySQL databases. You can establish a connection to the database, execute a SQL query to retrieve the data, and then fetch the results to use in your PHP code. 

<?php

// Establish a connection to the database
$servername = "localhost";
$username = "username";
$password = "password";
$dbname = "database_name";

$conn = new mysqli($servername, $username, $password, $dbname);

// Check connection
if ($conn->connect_error) {
    die("Connection failed: " . $conn->connect_error);
}

// Execute a SQL query to retrieve data
$sql = "SELECT * FROM table_name";
$result = $conn->query($sql);

// Fetch and display the results
if ($result->num_rows > 0) {
    while($row = $result->fetch_assoc()) {
        echo "ID: " . $row["id"]. " - Name: " . $row["name"]. "<br>";
    }
} else {
    echo "0 results";
}

// Close the connection
$conn->close();

?>

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