parse error PLEASE HELP :)

[rpearson]

When I use this

<?php
$host = "" //Mysql host
$username = "" //Mysql username
$password = "" //Mysql Password
$database = "" //Database name

$db = mysql_connect("$host", "$username", "$password") or die("Could not connect.");
if(!$db) 
die("no db");
if(!mysql_select_db("$database",$db))
die("No database selected.");
?>

I get an eror message that reads:

Parse error: parse error, unexpected T_VARIABLE in /home/content/r/p/e/rpearson7/html/connect.php on line 3 :queasy:

[NogDog]

You left out the semi-colons at the end of the first four assignment statments.