stuck

how can i resolve this:

Warning: mysql_connect() [function.mysql-connect]: Lost connection to
MySQL server during query in /home/fhlinux169/c/clashoff.co.uk/user/
htdocs/checklogin.php on line 9
cannot connect

this is the script. please help.very stuck

<?php
$host="localhost"; // Host name
$username=""; // Mysql username
$password=""; // Mysql password
$db_name="test"; // Database name
$tbl_name="members"; // Table name

// Connect to server and select databse.
mysql_connect("$host", "$username", "$password")or die("cannot
connect");
mysql_select_db("$db_name")or die("cannot select DB");

// username and password sent from signup form
$myusername=$_POST['myusername'];
$mypassword=$_POST['mypassword'];

$sql="SELECT * FROM $tbl_name WHERE username='$myusername' and
password='$mypassword'";
$result=mysql_query($sql);

// Mysql_num_row is counting table row
$count=mysql_num_rows($result);
// If result matched $myusername and $mypassword, table row must be 1
row

if($count==1){
// Register $myusername, $mypassword and redirect to file
"login_success.php"
session_register("myusername");
session_register("mypassword");
header("location:login_success.php");
}
else {
echo "Wrong Username or Password";
}
?>

On Aug 8, 5:44 pm, Reggie <joelregisfo... DeleteThis @hotmail.com> wrote:
> how can i resolve this:
>
> Warning: mysql_connect() [function.mysql-connect]: Lost connection to
> MySQL server during query in /home/fhlinux169/c/clashoff.co.uk/user/
> htdocs/checklogin.php on line 9
> cannot connect
>
> this is the script. please help.very stuck
>
> <?php
> $host="localhost"; // Host name
> $username=""; // Mysql username
> $password=""; // Mysql password
> $db_name="test"; // Database name
> $tbl_name="members"; // Table name
>
> // Connect to server and select databse.
> mysql_connect("$host", "$username", "$password")or die("cannot
> connect");
> mysql_select_db("$db_name")or die("cannot select DB");
>
> // username and password sent from signup form
> $myusername=$_POST['myusername'];
> $mypassword=$_POST['mypassword'];
>
> $sql="SELECT * FROM $tbl_name WHERE username='$myusername' and
> password='$mypassword'";
> $result=mysql_query($sql);
>
> // Mysql_num_row is counting table row
> $count=mysql_num_rows($result);
> // If result matched $myusername and $mypassword, table row must be 1
> row
>
> if($count==1){
> // Register $myusername, $mypassword and redirect to file
> "login_success.php"
> session_register("myusername");
> session_register("mypassword");
> header("location:login_success.php");}
>
> else {
> echo "Wrong Username or Password";}
>
> ?>

I can't really see anything obviously wrong...although I like to
specify my link handles ie. $db = mysqlconnect() and specify $db
throughout


run mysqladmin...what is the connect_timeout set to?