How to Connect to my database

[Niko]

I am learning php/mysql and want to write a simple script. What is a good way to connect to my database in a php script?

[Admin]

Opening a connection to MySQL database from PHP is easy. Just use the mysql_connect() function like this:

<?php
$dbhost = 'localhost';
$dbuser = 'username';
$dbpass = 'password';
$conn = mysql_connect($dbhost, $dbuser, $dbpass) or die ('Error connecting to mysql');

$dbname = 'yourdatabasename';
mysql_select_db($dbname);
?>