<?php

	$conn_error = 'could not connect to the database';

	$mysql_host = 'localhost';
	$mysql_user = 'root';
	$mysql_password = '';

	$mysql_db = 'my_database';

	@$conn = mysqli_connect($mysql_host, $mysql_user, $mysql_password);

	if (!@mysqli_select_db($conn, $mysql_db) || !@$conn) {
		die($conn_error);
	}

?>