PHP and mysql question

I am new to PHP and MYSQL and am trying to learn it. I am trying to run a simple script but it keeps telling me that the database does not exist.

<?php
$dbuser="---------";
$dbpass="---------";
$dbname="jacobb-1"; //the name of the database
$chandle = mysql_connect("localhost", $dbuser, $dbpass)
or die("Connection Failure to Database");
mysql_select_db($dbname, $chandle) or die ($dbname . " Database not found. ");

?>

Iit keeps telling me that the database is not found. it connects allright but then gives the error that the databsae is not found. Can someone tell me why? I have made sure that the DB name is correct. I'm at a loss here.

Is your hostname really "localhost"?

yes it is localhost. The script connects fine to the sql server but not the database

add a call to mysql_error() to your die(), see if that gives anything useful.

its normaly: 'yourusername'_'database_name'

So it'll be for me "stevelee_test"

eh? normally?

Ok is allways, exept on your local machine.... (127.0.0.1)