is there a problem with this?
$db = 'dbname'; $host = 'localhost'; $user = 'username'; $password = 'passwd'; if(mysql_connect($host, $user, $password)) { echo "Successful Connection!"; mysql_select_db($db); }else{ echo "Unsuccessful Connection!"; }
looks fine to me...what kind of error are you getting?
Successful Connection! - Database Not Selected.