Can' t connect to database error

[graham76]

Does anyone know how to connect to a MySQL database using php?

I know it seems like a simple question but I am learning(on my own) and have set up a database using phpMyAdmin and MySQL on my hosted server.

Unfortunately everytime I run a php script it can't seem to connect to the database.

Plus how do you connect using OS X to a web server so you can access the MySQL database directly?

[TheDefender]

It's in the manual:
[man]mysql_connect[/man] and [man]mysql_select_db[/man]
If you can't figure it out, then post the code you have, and we can help you tweak it...