Create a blank new file called “testmysql.php” (without the quotes) and paste the following code snippet:
<?php $myLink = mysqli_connect( 'localhost', 'my_user', 'my_password', 'my_database' ); if ( !$myLink ) { die( 'Could not connect to MySQL: ' . print_r( mysqli_error_list( $myLink ) ) ); } echo 'Connection OK'; mysqli_close($myLink); ?>
NOTE: Replace placeholders “my_user”, “my_password” and “my_database” for your current values.
Now you need to navigate to the corresponding page:
http://example.com/testmysql.php
You should see a “Connection OK” message and if there’s an error, it’ll display the error number and description.