Error Connecting to Database PHP MySQL - php

Question

I am having problems connecting with a database using a php form. I have created a separate file for php database parameters.
<?
$db_username = "username";
$db_password = "password";
$db_name = "db";
$db_host = "host";
?>
Include statement
include "db_data.php";
This is my connection String
$dblink = $Database->connect($db_username, $db_password, $db_name, $db_host);
This is my database class
<?php
class Database{
var $dblink;
var $query_error;
var $username;
var $password;
var $host;
var $database;
function connect ($username, $password, $dbname, $host) {
$this->dblink = mysql_connect($host, $username, $password);
mysql_select_db($dbname);
if($this->dblink == ""){
echo "Error connecting to database $database<Br>";
return -1;
}else{
return $this->dblink;
}
}
function disconnect(){
mysql_close($this->dblink);
}
}
?>
I haven't changed any of my connection parameters. Will starting again mysql server solve the problem ??
Thanks Jose

Answer 1

A better way to connect to a database is this
mysqli_connect("database ip", "database name", "username for database", "password");
Try that and place it in a file named connection.php and put the code above in a var like such :
$conn = mysqli_connect("database ip", "database name", "username for database", "password");
Then include the file in your PHP files so there's no need to re-write this in every file
Include("connection.php");