function connect() { # Connect to database
	$host = 'localhost';
	$user = 'username'; 
	$pass =  'password';
	$connect = mysql_connect($host, $user, $pass);
	if (!$connect){
   		die(\"Could not connect to database: \" . mysql_error());
	}
}

function query_dbname( $query ) {
	mysql_select_db('dbname');
	return mysql_query($query);
}

connect(); # Initiate a db connect for every script