// Copy the script below and replace your db name  ( if don't have one just leave it empty ) then save as connect.php put it in the htdocs folder

<?php
$link = mysqli_connect( "127.0.0.1", "root", "root", "db name here" );

if ( !$link ) {
	echo "Error: Unable to connect to MySQL." . PHP_EOL;
	echo "Debugging errno: " . mysqli_connect_errno() . PHP_EOL;
	echo "Debugging error: " . mysqli_connect_error() . PHP_EOL;
	exit;
}

echo "<h1>Connected</h1> <br><p>Have a doos day.<9>" . PHP_EOL;
echo "Host information: " . mysqli_get_host_info( $link ) . PHP_EOL;

mysqli_close( $link );
?>