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&lt?php $con = mysql_connect("localhost", "peter", "abc123"); if (!$con) { die('Could not connect: ' . mysql_error()); } $db_selected = mysql_select_db("test_db", $con); if (!$db_selected) { die ("Can\'t use test_db : " . mysql_error()); } mysql_close($con); ?&gt

&lt?php $con = mysql_connect("localhost","mysql_user","mysql_pwd"); if (!$con) { die('Could not connect: ' . mysql_error()); } // some code mysql_close($con); ?&gt See Also: mysql_select_db