<?php
function connect_db() {
global $db_host, $db_name, $db_user, $db_pw, $dbcnx;
$msg = "<P>The mySQL database database is temporarily unavailable. ";
$msg .= "Please contact the site's administrator, who would be well-advised to check these configuration settings:<ul>";
$msg .= "<li>Database Host";
$msg .= "<li>Database Name";
$msg .= "<li>User Name";
$msg .= "<li>Database Password</ul>";
$msg .= "<p>The administrator can refer to the readme.txt he or she received with this distribution.</p>";
$dbcnx = @mysql_connect($db_host, $db_user, $db_pw);
if (!$dbcnx) {
echo($msg . mysql_error());
}
mysql_select_db($db_name) or die("Unable to connect to the database");
}
connect_db();
?>