Mysql connection problem

[wxdqz]

Hi,

I am trying to connect from a webpage to a mysql dbase.

The technician told me to use
mysql -u [password] -h [hostname] [dbasename]

So, my php in my webpage body is

<?php
$link = mysql_connect ("hostname.uni.uk", "[dbasename]", "[password]")
or die ("Could not connect");
print ("Connected successfully");
mysql_close ($link);
?>

however, i get the following error....
Warning: MySQL Connection Failed: Access denied for user. Could not connect.

Any ideas?(I have successfully got the test info PHP working so Apache is setup ok).

Thanks.