database conection (newby)

Hi I'am totaly new in php i work always with asp. I give the folowing hidden fields to a php script <input type=hidden name=connectie value="mysqlhost.mijndomein.be:3306"> <input type=hidden name=uid value="U0498526"> <input type=hidden name=pwd value="iwinfo59"> <input type=hidden name=database value="D0498526"> and in my php script i try to make my connection as follows: $conn = mysql_connect('%s','%s','%s',$connectie,$uid,$pwd); mysql_select_db('%s',$database,$conn); but i keep getting this error: Warning: Wrong parameter count for mysql_connect() in /home/users/mijndomein.be/admin/x.php on line 27 What do i wrong or is there a method to make my connection with a include file? Tommy Straetemans