php and mysql connect issues on windows server / IIS6

I installed php and mysql on a Windows 2003 server running IIS6. I uncommented the lines for the mysql and mysqli extensions. I am able to run phpinfo, and am seeing the mysql and mysqli sections in phpinfo. I then run the following code to attempt a connection to the database -

<?php
$link = mysql_connect('localh开发者_JAVA百科ost', 'root', 'mypassword');
if (!$link) 
{
    die('Could not connect: ' . mysql_error());
}
echo 'Connected successfully';
mysql_close($link);
?> 

When I attempt to load this through a browser, I am getting a generic 500 server error. I don't know where else to look to troubleshoot this issue. Can someone point me in the right direction? I am also able to access the mysql database using mysql workbench on the server.

Thanks for any thoughts.

I solved this by referring to this post - PHP has encountered an Access Violation at 77FCAFF8

Ultimately, I uninstalled MySql and then reinstalled at the root of my filesystem in order to eliminate any spaces in the path. I then recycled my application pools, and am now able to connect.

thanks.