You can try code below:
<?php
try
{
$conn = mysql_connect("localhost", "yourDBusername", "yourDBpassword") or die("Error: " . $mysql_error());
$db = mysql_select_db("yourDBname", $conn);
echo "DEBUG STEP 1: Connected successfully.";
}
catch (Exception $e)
{
die ("DEBUG STEP 1: Unexpected error occured: " . $e->getMessage());
}
?>
