Simple PHP Script to connect to MySQL

connect.php

<?php
$username = "user";
$password = "password";
$hostname = "hostname";
$database = "database";

$dbhandle = mysql_connect($hostname, $username, $password) or die("Unable to connect to MySQL");
echo "Successfully Connected to the MySQL Database.<br/>";

$selected = mysql_select_db("$dbname", $dbhandle) or die("Could not select database");
echo "Successfully Connected to Database called: $database";