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Error I am getting:
Warning: mysql_connect() [function.mysql-connect]: Lost connection to MySQL server at 'reading initial communication packet', system error: 111

Script I am using:
<?
ob_start();
session_start();
header("Cache-control: private");
$db_conn = mysql_connect("IP", "USER", "PASSWORD") or die("unable to connect to the database");
  mysql_select_db("DATABASE", $db_conn) or die("unable to select the database");
$from = 'EMAIL';
?>