<?php

//====================

$db_host = "localhost";            // The name of your SQL host
$db_name = "mysite";            // The name of your database
$db_user = "root";            // The database username
$db_pass = "";                // The database password

//====================

// Connecting to the databse
$con = mysql_connect( $db_host, $db_user, $db_pass );

// Selecting the database
$db = mysql_select_db( $db_name, $con );

// Testing if the connections were made:
if(!$con) { die("Could not connect to database."); }
if(!$db) { die("Could not select database."); }

//====================

?>