- $db = mysqli_connect($connection["host"], $connection["dbuser"], $connection["dbpassword"]);
- mysqli_select_db($db, $connection["dbname"]);
+ $db = mysqli_connect($connection["host"], $connection["dbuser"], $connection["dbpassword"], "",
+ !empty($connection["port"]) ? $connection["port"] : 3306); // default port in mysql is 3306
+
+ mysqli_select_db($db, $connection["dbname"]);