What are some best practices for creating a playlist of mp3 files from a MySQL database using PHP?

When creating a playlist of mp3 files from a MySQL database using PHP, it is important to retrieve the file paths or URLs from the database and then generate a playlist file (such as an M3U file) that contains these paths. This playlist file can then be used by media players to play the mp3 files in the desired order. 

<?php
// Connect to MySQL database
$servername = "localhost";
$username = "username";
$password = "password";
$dbname = "dbname";
$conn = new mysqli($servername, $username, $password, $dbname);

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

// Retrieve mp3 file paths from database
$sql = "SELECT file_path FROM mp3_files";
$result = $conn->query($sql);

// Generate playlist file
$playlist = fopen("playlist.m3u", "w");
if ($result->num_rows > 0) {
    while($row = $result->fetch_assoc()) {
        fwrite($playlist, $row["file_path"] . "\n");
    }
}

// Close connection and file
$conn->close();
fclose($playlist);
?>

Keywords

MySQL PHP playlist mp3 files database

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