<?php

      $ip = "rdbms.strato.de";
      $uid = "U4014672";
      $pw = "6T2Tk9yBQ5vSdFA";
      $db = "DB4014672";

      $conn = new mysqli($ip, $uid, $pw, $db);

      if(mysqli_connect_errno())
      {
        echo "Could not connect to database! Tell a programmer!";
        exit();
      }
      else
      {
        echo "Connected to database\n";
      }

      echo "Connection status: " . mysqli_ping($GLOBALS['server']) . "\n";
       ?>