$server='some ip add'; $username='uname'; $password='passpass';
$database ='dbname' ;

$connection = mssql_connect($server, $username, $password)or die('Could Not Connect');
echo "test2";
if($connection != FALSE){
    echo "Connected to the database server OK<br />";
}
else {
    die("Couldn't connect" . mssql_get_last_message());
}

if(mssql_select_db($database, $connection)){
    echo "Selected $database ok<br />";
}
    else {
    die('Failed to select DB');
}