<?php
$host="studentwebmysql.ewu.edu";
$user="studentName"; //your username
$password= “password”; //your password
$database= "studentName"; //your username again

$cxn=mysqli_connect($host, $user, $password, $database);
$sql="SHOW STATUS"; //this is your SQL statement
$result= mysqli_query($cxn,$sql);
if($result == false)
{
          print("Error: ".mysqli_error($cxn). "</p>");
}//end of if
else
{
          print("Success!");
}//end of else