<?php

        error_reporting(E_ALL & ~(E_STRICT|E_NOTICE));

            $host = 'localhost';
            $user = 'root_user_name';
            $password = 'root_user_pass';
            $db = 'my_database';
            $cxn = mysqli_connect($host,$user,$password) or
                     die(mysqli_connect_error()); // <<<<<< line 9
            mysqli_select_db($cxn, $db ) or die(mysqli_connect_error());


        die('test');

$host = '51.51.51.51'; // <<<< just a fake IP address for the example