mysql_connect("mysql153.secureserver.net","rntsoft","password");
mysql_select_db("rntsoft");
$query = "SELECT id, firstname FROM Employee";
$result = mysql_query($query);
$id = mysql_result($result, 0, "id");
$name = mysql_result($result, 0, "firstname");
echo "The first returned id is $id and the name is $name";
?>