PHP script cannot access database in sql - php

Question

I am trying to connect to a MySQL database through a php script. It gives me this error from mysql_error(): Access denied for user '#localhost' to database 'userinfo'
userinfo is the database.
my script is this
<?php
$servername = "localhost";
$username = "root";
$password = "'mm'";
$database = "userinfo";
$conn = mysqli_connect($servername, $username, $password);
if (!$conn) {
die("Connection failed: " . mysqli_connect_error());
}
echo "Connected successfully<br>";
mysql_select_db($database) or die(mysql_error());
echo "connected successfully to db:" . $database . "<br>";
?>

Answer 1

you are connecting using
mysqli_
function
and selecting data with
mysql_
avoid using both at the same time. since they're incompatible.
use the mysqli_ alternative instead
mysqli_select_db($conn, $database);
and
mysqli_error($conn)

Answer 2

Please keep in mind this isn't the safest way. But since you have said your learning this it is a start.
<?php
$servername = "localhost";
$username = "root";
$password = "mm";
// Create connection
$conn = new mysqli($servername, $username, $password);
// Check connection
if ($conn->connect_error) {
die("Connection failed: " . $conn->connect_error);
}
?>
http://www.w3schools.com/php/php_mysql_connect.asp
To select data from the database
http://www.w3schools.com/php/php_mysql_select.asp
It appeared you where combining the old mysql in php with the new mysqli