mysql_connect('localhost', 'root', 'root')
    or die("cannot connect to database\n");

mysql_select_db("usgi") or die(mysql_error());

$stm = "CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS " .
        "Writers(Id INT PRIMARY KEY AUTO_INCREMENT, newurl text)";

$ok = mysql_query($stm);

if (!$ok) {
   echo mysql_error();
   die("Cannot execute query. \n");
}

echo "Database created\n";

mysql_close();