Miscellany

<?php
$sql = mysql_connect(...)
   or die('Could not connect: ' . mysql_error() . "<br />");
echo 'Connected successfully <br />';
mysql_select_db('lsproc_icms') or die('Could not select database <br />');
$query = 'SELECT * FROM news';
$result = mysql_query($query) or die('Query failed: ' . mysql_error() . "<br />");
while($newsItem = mysql_fetch_assoc($result)){
   echo 'id: '.$newsItem['id'];
   echo 'title: '.$newsItem['title'];
}
echo 'Connection closed.';
?>