note 100711 added to function.mysql-connect

hi can some one tell me why im getting this error? Fatal error: Call to undefined function mysql_connect() in C:\Program Files\Apache Group\Apache2\htdocs\temp_con3.php on line 3 this is the code it relates to. <?php require($_SERVER["DOCUMENT_ROOT"]."/config/bd_config.php"); $connection = mysql_connect($db_host, $db_user, $db_password) or die ("error connecting"); echo "connection made, yeah baby, yeah!"; ?> ---- Server IP: 109.169.40.147 Probable Submitter: 2.123.119.224 ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.mysql-connect.php Edit -- https://master.php.net/note/edit/100711 Del: integrated -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/100711/integrated Del: useless -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/100711/useless Del: bad code -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/100711/bad+code Del: spam -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/100711/spam Del: non-english -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/100711/non-english Del: in docs -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/100711/in+docs Del: other reasons-- https://master.php.net/note/delete/100711 Reject -- https://master.php.net/note/reject/100711 Search -- https://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php