title: Not connecting to database
body: <p>I am trying to connect to a mysql database within a php script. So far, my code looks like</p>
  
  <pre><code>//to my knowledge, this works. I was able to echo out the correct name
  $name = $_POST["name"];
  
  
  $server_name = "localhost"; 
  $user_name = //my user name
  $password = //my password
  $db_name = //the db name
  
  //it passes this error check, so I am connecting properly I am assuming 
  $dbconn = mysql_connect($server_name, $user_name, $password) 
      or die ('Could not connect to database: ' . mysql_error());
  
  mysql_select_db($db_name, $dbconn);
  
  $query = "SELECT * 
            FROM brothers 
            WHERE name = '$name'";
  
  //it DOES NOT make it past this one
  $result = mysql_query($query)
      or die('Bad Query: ' . mysql_error());
  
  //filter through the query as a row
  $row = mysql_fetch_array($result, MYSQL_ASSOC);
  
  //echo the result back to the user
  echo $row["name"];
  echo $row["major"];
  
  
  //close the connection 
  mysql_close($dbconn);
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>I keep getting the error "No Database Selected", even though I am sure that I spelled the database name correctly (I copy pasted). Does anyone know why my code might be throwing this error? </p>