Connecting to MySQL(mod9)

I’ve never been more stumped about a web assignment before in my life. So today, our assignment was to connect our site to a MySQL database. The coding is not as complex so long as you know the exact arguments to use and I solemnly believe that my code is correct. But the worst part is making the connection……and hoping it connects. As far as my code, I went as far as submitting a form, opening a connection to server, having it fail, and finally creating an output that notifies the user that it can’t connect. The server is in a local host but it is through the 000webhostapp.