create database sample; // mysql>show databases; $link = mysql_connect("localhost", "monty", "some_pass"); if (! $link) die ("Couldn't connect to MySQL"); print "Successfully connected to database server

"; mysql_select_db($db) or die ("Couldn't open $db: ". mysql_error()); print "successfully selected database \"$db\"

"; mysql_close($link); /////////////////////////////////////////////////// // another way to connect /////////////////////////////////////////////////// $db = "test"; $user = "monty"; $pass = "some_pass"; $link = mysql_connect("localhost", $user, $pass); if (! $link) die ("Couldn't connect to MySQL"); print "Successfully connected to database server

"; mysql_select_db($db) or die ("Couldn't open $db: ". mysql_error()); print "successfully selected database \"$db\"

"; mysql_close($link); ?>