Check MySQL Connection PHP Script

 /* Copyright (C) Mark Chisholm <http://morpheusarch.co.uk> 09-11-2015 (DD-MM-YYYY)
   All rights reserved.  Permission granted to freely redistribute and update
   as long as this Copyright notice is preserved.  No warranty expressed or
   implied.*/

<?php
$link = mysql_connect('localhost', 'account', 'password'); /*replace "account" & "password" with the details of MySQL Database this will not show up in browsers*/
if (!$link){
    die('Could not connect: ' .mysql_error());
}
echo 'connected successfully';
?>
mysql_close($link);