Connect to a MySQL database

A simple little function allowing you to connect to a MySQL database.

 *
 * You can then do your database queries
 */
// Edit your database settings
$db_host = "localhost";
$db_user = "username";
$db_pass = "password";
$db_name = "databasename";

function db_connect() {
    global $db_host;
    global $db_user;
    global $db_pass;
    global $db_name;

    $connection = mysql_connect($db_host,$db_user,$db_pass);

    if (!(mysql_select_db($db_name,$connection))) {
        echo "Could not connect to the database";
    }
    return $connection;
}
?>

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