$db_conn = DBI->connect(
	"DBI:mysql:$db_name:$db_host",
	$db_user, $db_pass
) or die ("\nCan't connect to MySQL database '$db_name' on '$db_host'\n" .
	"Server error: $DBI::errstr\n");

&printEvent("MYSQL", "Connecting to MySQL database '$db_name' on '$db_host' as user '$db_user' ... connected ok", 1)