Bug #36096 PHP script cannot connect to mysql db

Description:
Am trying to do a simple mysql database connection from my php script but the connection fails.
Am runnining PHP 5, Mysql 5, Apache 2.2 and MS Windows Vista Business Edition.

My code looks like this:

<?php

  $echo " Connecting to database ...";

  $conn = mysql_connect("localhost","user","passwd");

  if (!$conn)
  {
    die('Failed to connect!'.mysql_error());
 }

  if ($conn)
  {
    echo "Connected !! ";
  }

?>

The code does not go past the mysql_connect() function.

Please help.

Paul

How to repeat:
Run this script on:

Windows Vista Business Edition,
Php5
mysql5
apache2.2

<?php

  $echo " Connecting to database ...";

  $conn = mysql_connect("localhost","user","passwd");

  if (!$conn)
  {
    die('Failed to connect!'.mysql_error());
 }

  if ($conn)
  {
    echo "Connected !! ";
  }

?>

Suggested fix:

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