Simple Test MySQL Script needed

[prcollin]

How do i just run a simple script to test if there is a connection to my db using php?  Mysql is installed on my web domain so isnt php5 and apache

[Barand]

<?php

$conn = mysql_connect ('hostname', 'username', 'password');

if (!$conn)
     echo mysql_error();
else
    echo 'Connected OK';