<?php //Initial $dbhost = $dbuser = $dbpass = $dbname = the variables 'localhost'; 'root'; 'root'; 'db'; //Connect to the MySQL server and open the database $conn = mysqli_connect($dbhost, $dbuser, $dbpass, $dbname) or die('Could not connect: ' . mysqli_error($conn)); //Select record from employees table with where clause $sql_select = 'SELECT * FROM employees WHERE EMPLOYEE_ID = 198'; $result = mysqli_query($conn, $sql_select) or die('Could not select data: ' . mysqli_error($conn)); //Count the row number $row_count = mysqli_num_rows($result); if($row_count == 0) { echo 'This employee number does not exist.'; exit; } //Delete record from "employees" table $sql_delete = 'DELETE FROM employees ' . 'WHERE EMPLOYEE_ID = 198'; $result = mysqli_query($conn, $sql_delete) or die('Could not delete data: ' . mysqli_error($conn)); echo 'Data deleted successfully.'; mysqli_close($conn); ?>