Can't connect to mysql via a php script

[shuggie]

I'm just learning the basics of mysql (as well as php and apache). I've created a simple script to test that I can connect to mysql via my browser and a php file.

<?php
$conn = mysql_connect ("localhost", "username", "password");
echo "$conn";
?>

I can get a connection index ok but when I try to connect and select a database:

<?php
$conn = mysql_connect ("localhost", "username", "password");
mysql_select_db("test",$conn);
?>

I get a message window saying "The document contained no data. Try again later, or contact the server's administrator".

I've granted "username", "password" access to "test" to no avail.

Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.

[bogu]

Your username and password should be your user and pass from your mysql server. Verify your my.ini file to see if they are corect and try to put die after mysql_select_db() function to see if that is your problem:

mysql_select_db("test",$conn) or die('This is my problem'); 

In rest your script should be OK.