What are some essential programs needed to upload and make changes to a PHP online shop?

To upload and make changes to a PHP online shop, you will need a text editor for writing and editing PHP code, an FTP client for uploading files to the server, and a web browser for testing the changes. Additionally, a local development environment like XAMPP or WAMP can be helpful for testing changes before deploying them to the live site.

<?php
// Sample PHP code for uploading and making changes to an online shop
// Connect to the database
$servername = "localhost";
$username = "username";
$password = "password";
$dbname = "online_shop";

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

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