Why Can't I connect to my database?

[Anon]

Hello everyone:

Please help me figure out what is wrong with my database connection script. Here it is...the entire file:

<?php

$link = mysql_connect("localhost", "me", "password"); {
or die ("Could not connect... ");
}
print ("Connected successfully... ");
$db = mysql_select_db ("bospace", $link)
or die ("Could not select db... ");
print ("Selected DB successfully... ");
mysql_close ($link);

?>

The result is the following message:
fun2.phtml: parse error, expecting `'('' on line 3
$link = @mysql_connect("localhost", "me", "password"); {

What I am doing wrong? The password and usernames are fine...

-Bo

[Anon]

hey u dont need the brackets or that extra semicolon before the open bracket like you have here:

$link = mysql_connect("localhost", "me", "password"); {
or die ("Could not connect... ");
}

so it should be

$link = mysql_connect("localhost", "me", "password") or die("Could not connect... ");