PHP/MySQL Database/Database Connection

Close database connections

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<?php

  @mysql_connect("mysql153.secureserver.net","wbex","password") or die("Could not connect to MySQL server!");
  @mysql_select_db("wbex") or die("Could not select database!");
  echo "You"re connected to a MySQL database!";
  mysql_close();

?>

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PHP code to establish a connection with MySQL

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 <?php
 $host="mysql153.secureserver.net";
 $uname="wbex";
 $pass="password";
 
 $connection= mysql_connect ($host, $uname, $pass);
 if (! $connection) {
   die ("A connection to the Server could not be established!");
 } else {
   echo "User root logged into to MySQL server ",$host," successfully.";
 }
 ?>

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