title: Warning: mysqli_select_db() expects parameter 1 to be mysqli, null given
body: <p>I keep getting an error message.</p>
  
  <pre><code>&lt;?php
  
  mysqli_connect("localhost", "root", "");
  mysqli_select_db("account");
  
  ?&gt;
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Here is the error message I get when I try to load it in the browser:</p>
  
  <blockquote>
    <p>Warning: mysqli_select_db() expects parameter 1 to be mysqli, null given in C:\xampp\htdocs\MyWebsite\TechanexSiteBase\connect.php on line 4.</p>
  </blockquote>