db.connect.php

<?php

require_once 'Artisan/Db.php';
require_once 'Artisan/Exception.php';

$db_config = array(
	'server' => 'localhost',
	'username' => 'username',
	'password' => 'password',
	'database' => 'dbname'
);

$db = new Artisan_Db($db_config);
try {
	$db->connect();

	// Do some SQL

	$db->disconnect();
} catch ( Artisan_Exception $e ) {
	exit('An error occurred: ' . $e->getMessage());
}