Database Connection Issue

[Rabastan]

I am new to PHP/MySQL and I am experimenting with separating things to different pages and Include/Requiring them when needed. I am trying to make a database connection, but keep getting my "die" error.

OK Here is what I have:

At the top of the page I am trying to load I have:

require('app/application.php');

I have a page called "app.php"

// set the level of error reporting
  error_reporting(E_ALL & ~E_NOTICE);

// load file, folder and database parameters
   include('app/config.php');

// include the list of project filenames
  require(DIR_APPLICATION . 'filenames.php');

// include the list of project database tables
  require(DIR_APPLICATION . 'db_tables.php');

// include the database functions
  require(DIR_FUNCTIONS . 'database.php');

// make a connection to the database... now
	dbconn($strHostName, $strDbName, $strUserName, $strPassword) or die('Unable to connect to database server!');

Here is "config.php"

// Define the webserver and path parameters
  define('DIR_APPLICATION', 'app/');
  define('DIR_INCLUDES', 'inc/');
  define('DIR_FUNCTIONS', DIR_APPLICATION . 'functions/');
  define('DIR_CLASSES', DIR_APPLICATION . 'classes/');
  define('DIR_MODULES', DIR_APPLICATION . 'modules/');
  define('DIR_LANGUAGES', DIR_APPLICATION . 'languages/');

// Define image directories
  define('DIR_IMAGES', 'images/');
  define('DIR_ICONS', DIR_IMAGES . 'icons/');

Here is "database.php"

	$strHostName = "localhost"; //e.g., "localhost".
	$strDbName = "base_admin"; //Check if yours have prefixes.
	$strUserName = "root"; //For the database, not your hosting account.
	$strPassword = "";

function dbconn($strHostName, $strDbName, $strUserName, $strPassword) {
}

I just keep getting "Unable to connect to database server!"
What am I missing for petes sake.

Rab

[Rabastan]

Solved

Thank You

[jeepin81]

Is there more to your function dbconn();? I don't see anywhere that you're actually trying to connect... Also, you should being using MySQli or PDO instead of MySQL.