Trouble connecting to a MySQL database

[YourDogIsOnFire]

I'm having a problem connecting to a MySQL database. It's not a problem with the host or username, as they appear to connect fine. However, I'm then unable to connect to a database that definitely exists, and I'm definitely using the correct database name:

mysql_connect("localhost","burnin56_) or die("Unable to connect to database");

@mysql_select_db("trafficexchange") or die("Unable to select database"); 

From that code, I get the "unable to select database" message. Any ideas as to what I'm doing that is preventing me from accessing the database?

[drag0n]

try to use:

    $select = mysql_select_db($mysql_db_name); 
    if (!$select) 
        die("Couldn't select database"); 

to select

[LordShryku]

Well, you never close the quote on your connect string. You should be getting a parse error

[YourDogIsOnFire]

Thanks, both! The lack of end quotations in the connection code was a transcription error, but thank you for pointing it out. And changing the database connection method as suggested worked; I don't know what I was doing wrong before, but thanks!

~Aaron