mysql-db-connection-test.php

<?php phpinfo() ; ?>

<?php
$connection_to_server = mysql_connect( '123.123.123.123', 'db_user_name', 'password') or die('Could not connect to mysql server.' );
mysql_select_db('database_name', $connection_to_server) or die('Could not select database.');

if ($connection_to_server) {
  
echo var_dump($connection_to_server);

$database_connection = mysql_select_db('database_name', $connection_to_server) or die('Could not select database.');

echo  var_dump($database_connection);

} else {
  echo 'no connection';
}


?>