-- 8.4.3.175 Example
 
 -- MYSQL mysql;
 

mysql_init(&mysql);
mysql_options(&mysql,MYSQL_READ_DEFAULT_GROUP, "your_prog_name" );
if (!mysql_real_connect(&mysql, "host" , "user" , "passwd" , "database" , 0 ,NULL, 0 ))
{
    fprintf(stderr,  "Failed to connect to database: Error: %s\n" ,
          mysql_error(&mysql));
}