opening mysql link in php
<?php
/* Connect to a MySQL server */
$link = mysqli_connect(
'localhost', /* The host to connect to */
'user', /* The user to connect as */
'password', /* The password to use */
'world'); /* The default database to query */
if (!$link) {
printf("Can't connect to MySQL Server. Errorcode: %s\n", mysqli_connect_error());
exit;
}