so i am trying to connect to my new database and i keep getting syntax errors
heres two differnet ways i was trying and the errors i get
1.
Parse error: syntax error, unexpected '}' in C:\xampp\htdocs\new1.php on line 15
<?php
session_start();
$server = 'localhost';
$db_username = 'root';
$db_password = '';
$database = 'mike';
if (!mysql_connect ($server, $db_username, $db_password)){
die('could not connect');
}
if(!mysql_select_db($database)){
die('could not connect to database')
}
?>
2.
<?php
$connect = mysql_connect ("localhost","root","");
if (!$connect)
die('not connected' : . mysql_error()
?>
Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ':' in C:\xampp\htdocs\test.php on line 5
