Database is not connecting

Question

I'm trying to connect database. Here's the details of my work:

$con=mysql_connect("localhost", "root","");
mysql_select_db("employees",$con);
if(!$con)
{
die("cant establish database connection".mysql_error());
}
else
{
echo "connection Created";

where in xamp my database,which i created in phpmyadmin in localhost xamp, is on the following directory:

 C:\xampp\mysql\data

Here a folder named Employees is created then it has some files in it. when i run php file to create connection it shows nothing on the screen according to my code it must show :

  connection created

now can anyone tell me where im wrong? why its not showing any output?

Do not use the deprecated `mysql_*`API. Use `mysqli_`or `PDO`with prepared statement — Jens, May 16 '15 at 11:12
It is crazy. where it shows `connection created`? You echoing `connection successfull` — Jens, May 16 '15 at 11:14

score 3 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 10:29

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If that's your whole script, you're missing a closing brace at the end }.

Turn on error display, it will be useful in the future: How do I get PHP errors to display?

Also have a read of this: Why shouldn't I use mysql_* functions in PHP?

edited May 23 '17 at 10:29

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answered May 16 '15 at 11:11

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'}' it is there just in copying somehow i missed, and can u tell me about every other things am I doing good or not? – usman razzaq May 16 '15 at 11:25
You should check if the connection succeeded before you select the database. Everything else is in the links above. – rjdown May 16 '15 at 13:32

Database is not connecting

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