Connecting to a MySQL Database Using PDO.

connect.php

<?php
$dsn = 'mysql:dbname=Database_Name;host=IP_Address';
$user = 'Username';
$pass = 'Password';
try {
    $db = new PDO($dsn, $user, $pass);
    $db->setAttribute(PDO::ATTR_ERRMODE, PDO::ERRMODE_EXCEPTION);
    }
catch(PDOException $e) {
    die('Could not connect to database:<br />' . $e->getMessage());    
}
?>