:sig
MySQL* mysql_connect(String host = "localhost", String username = "root", String password = "")

:params
host : host name of the MySQL server
username : user name
password : password
return value : pointer to the MySQL connection struct

:desc
Establishes a connection to a MySQL server.

:see
>mysql

:related
**PHP:** Modern PHP database access through `mysqli_*` or PDO methods rather than the old `mysql_*` family
**JavaScript / Node.js:** Node database clients such as `mysql2`, query builders, or ORM adapters