$link = mysql_connect (...) or die ("Connection error: " . mysql_errno() . " - " . mysql_error()); mysql_select_db ("mybase", $link) or die ("Wrong DB: " . mysql_errno() . " - " . mysql_error()); $r = mysql_query ("select * from table", $link); if (!$r) die ("Query failed: " . mysql_errno() . " - " . mysql_error());