Problems with MySql conection

Hello: Please, I'm having big troubble trying to connect to aMySql database under Windows Me (PWS). I've followed the installation instructions step by step and I have problems with the folllowing code: <? $con = mysql_connect() {

        or die ("Could not connect");
    }
    print ("Connected successfully");
    mysql_close ($con);

?> And I get: Parse error: parse error in C:\Inetpub\scripts\hola.php on line 2 Everything else in PHP works fine except the conection with the database. I'll appreciate any solution or sugestion. Thank.