<?php
$host="localhost"; // Host name
$username="root"; // Mysql username
$password=""; // Mysql password
$db_name="blog"; // Database name
$tbl_name1="users";

function makeConnection() {
	// Connect to server and select database
	mysql_connect("$GLOBALS[host]", "$GLOBALS[username]", "$GLOBALS[password]") or die("cannot connect");
	mysql_select_db("$GLOBALS[db_name]") or die("cannot select DB");
	echo "Successfully connected";
}

function fireQuery($query) {
	$result=mysql_query($query) or die("ERROR, could not $query");
	return $result;
}
?>