mysqli is not supported, what is the equivalent instruction?

[rpmorrow]

Hi,

 

I try to execute the code below but I get the error "Cannot instantiate non-existent class: mysqli" so I assume it is not supported by my host. Is there an equivalent command I can use? (php5 not supported either)

 

$dbh = new mysqli($db_host,$db_user,$db_pass,$db_name);

[dstar101]

$dbh = mysqli_connect($db_host,$db_user,$db_pass,$db_name);

If mysqli extensions are not supported

$cxn = mysql_connect($db_host,$db_user,$db_pass);
mysql_select_db(db_name, $cxn);