<?php $mysqlhost = 'localhost'; $dbname = 'usertable'; $dbuser = 'usertable'; $dbpass = 'password'; $pdo = new PDO('mysql:host='.$mysqlhost.';dbname='.$dbname.'', $dbuser , $dbpass); //$pdo = new PDO('mysql:host=localhost;dbname=usertable', 'usertable', 'password'); ?>