setting up mysql

hello, i have a database problem, i have access to mysql on my server, and i need to set up common.php to find it, how do i do this?
//mysql database setup
$user = "rr";
$password = "rr";
$db = "seaeagle_openautoclassifieds";
$server = "61.9.137.219";


//OPENREALTY ADMIN PASS AND LOGIN
//DEFAULTS TO MYSQL DATABASE USER/PASS
$openadmin = "$user";
$openpassword = "$password";

 

Well u probly mean config.php try copying that info into your config file...what u trying to do?

 

maybee this might help....

<?php
//common include file

//mysql database setup
$dbh=mysql_connect ("localhost", "seaeagle_rr", "$password") or die ('I cannot connect to the database because: ' . mysql_error());
mysql_select_db ("seaeagle_preloved");
$user = "seaeagle_rr";
$password = "$password";
$db = "seaeagle_preloved";
$server = "localhost";


//OPENREALTY ADMIN PASS AND LOGIN
//DEFAULTS TO MYSQL DATABASE USER/PASS
$openadmin = "$user";
$openpassword = "$password";


ive tried heaps of differant things with no luck.
i have set up db in cpanel, mysql, but the common.php file asks for a password when i try it it does nothing

 

Thats strange...I've never seen a sql/php that stores the username ect. inside a common.php file. I've only seen config.php. I don't no if this will work but make a new file called config.php and copy the common.php information into it and store it in the same folder. If that don't work I have no idea.