<?php

$host = 'localhost:3306';
$user = 'root';
$pass = '';

$limit = 20;

$conn = mysql_connect($host, $user, $pass);

if (!$conn) {
    die('Could not connect: ' . mysql_error());
}

$sql = "SELECT * FROM employees LIMIT 20";


mysql_select_db('employees');

$retval = mysql_query($sql, $conn);

$rows = array();

if (!$retval) {
    die('Could not get data: ' . mysql_error());
}

while ($r = mysql_fetch_array($retval, MYSQL_ASSOC)) {
    $rows[] = $r;
}