mysql - Failed opening required mysqli_connect.php -

i 'm trying connect mysql database in php script. keep getting following error:

    warning: require(mysqli_connect.php): failed open stream: no such file or directory in c:\xampp\htdocs\simpleidb\register-page.php on line 52     fatal error: require(): failed opening required 'mysqli_connect.php'   (include_path='.;c:\xampp\php\pear') in c:\xampp\htdocs\simpleidb\register-page.php on line 52 

i 'm running xampp 5.5.30 on windows 10.

line 52 is: require('mysqli_connect.php');

and following mysqli_connect.php:

     define ('db_user', 'horatio');       define ('db_password','hmsvictory');       define('db_host', 'localhost');       define('db_name', 'simpleidb');       $dbcon = @mysqli_connect (db_host, db_user, db_password, db_name)       or die ('could not connect mysql:'.mysql_connect_error());       mysql_set_charset($dbcon, 'utf-8'); 

my include path in php.ini is:

 include_path=".;c:\xampp\php\pear" 

there doesn't seem closure on previous discussions on issue:

mysqli_connect fatal error: require()

fixing php pear error

this error means cannot locate 'mysqli_connect.php'

i'd suggest trying mysqli_connect.php file in same directory file attempting include in.

hope helps!