try {

$dbconn= new PDO("mysql:host=$hostname;dbname=test", $username, $password);
/*** echo a message saying we have connected ***/
echo 'Connected to database<br />';

/*** The SQL SELECT statement ***/
$sql = "SELECT * FROM emp1 ORDER BY fname";
/*** fetch into an PDOStatement object ***/
$stmt = $dbconn->query($sql);
/*** echo number of columns ***/
//$result = $stmt->fetch(PDO::FETCH_NUM);
// $result = $stmt->fetch(PDO::FETCH_ASSOC);
/*** loop over the object directly ***/
while($row = $stmt->fetch(PDO::FETCH_ASSOC)) {
echo $row['fname'].' '.$row['lname'].' '.$row['dob'];
echo("<br/>");
}
/*** close the database connection ***/
$dbconn= null;
}
catch(PDOException $e)
{
echo $e->getMessage();
}