<?php

function open_connection($host, $user, $password)
{
  return mysql_connect($host, $user, $password);
}

function close_connection($link)
{
  mysql_close($link);
}

function query_database($query, $database, $link)
{
  mysql_select_db($database, $link);

  return mysql_query($query, $link);
}

function fetch_results($result)
{
  return mysql_fetch_array($result, MYSQL_ASSOC);
}