why can't connect to the mysql

Question

one: i using this code to connect mysql databse which on a shared host.

  <?php

 mysql_connect("localhost", "user", "123") or die(mysql_error());

 echo "Connected to MySQL<br />";

  ?>;

the user and password are created by the cpanel.which are the database's user and password.

two: i use this line mysql -hlocalhost -uuser -p123 in my window operation system MS-DOS window. but it still can't connect the mysql. why?

Answer 1

I think you need to declare a variable. ie $link = mysql_connect("...")... or you might want to specify which db you want to connect to, the db name.

http://php.net/manual/en/function.mysql-connect.php

Answer 2

mysqli_connect("host_parameter", "user_parameter", "password_parameter, "database_parameter");

$link= mysqli_connect("localhost","root","root_password","my_database");

if(empty($link)){
   die("Error:" . mysqli_error());
}

if it's your first time ( mysql user_parameter = root and password = "")

HOPE IT HELP U