UBB.threads PHP Forum Software Community Forums UBB.threads Installation and Upgrade Support Problem with Install (Step3)

I am a new user and having a lot of difficulty getting past this step. I keep getting the error message:

Fatal error: Call to undefined function mysql_connect() in C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\ubbthreads\install\install.php on line 505

I am using PHP version 5.2.3 which appears to support mysql. I have verified php.ini settings as well as downloaded and tried the mysql dlls from the dev.mysql site. I am using mysql version 5.0.45. Do I need to setup a database in advance. If so, is there a document that tells me the steps to do this? If not, what database and credentials do I use?

Thank you in advance for any help.