//
// This works
//
//
$con = mysql_connect($host,$databaseUser,$databasePassword);
if (!$con) {
    die('Could not connect: ' . mysql_error());
}
mysql_select_db($databaseName, $con);
$result = mysql_query("Select * from users");
mysql_close($con);
while($row = mysql_fetch_array($result)) {
    echo $row['userid'] . " is logged in";
}


//
// This does not work
//
//
$con = mysql_connect($host, $databaseUser, $databasePassword);
if (!$con) {
    die('Could not connect: ' . mysql_error());
}
mysql_select_db($databaseName, $con);
echo $con;
$query = "Insert into users (username, password, type, name, cellnumber) values('$username', md5('$password'), $type, '$name', '$cellnumber');";
mysql_query($query);
mysql_close($con);