problem with GRANT statement

[Xerxes]

I am having a problem with accessing MySQL database from my PHP code.
I tested accessing MySQL db locally and once things worked I created
the same DB on my web hosting's server. No problem creating database
and tables and populating it.
My database is called "sassisc".

However, my code dies when it tries to connect to DB:

$result = mysql_pconnect('localhost', 'sassisc', 'dodge3') or
die("Could not connect : " . mysql_error());

I get:

Could not connect : Access denied for user: 'sassisc@localhost' (Using
password: YES)

I went to PHPMyAdmin and tried to execute the following command:

GRANT SELECT , INSERT , UPDATE , DELETE ON sassisc.* TO
sassisc@localhost IDENTIFIED BY 'dodge3'

It came back with an error message:

SQL-query :

GRANT SELECT , INSERT , UPDATE , DELETE ON sassisc. * TO
sassisc@localhostIDENTIFIEDBY 'dodge3'

MySQL said:

You have an error in your SQL syntax. Check the manual that
corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use
near 'BY 'dodge3'' at line 1

For some reason, the words "localhost", "identified" and "by" were
stuck to each other. I tired this a few times and every time it was
same.
When I execute the same command minus the IDENTIFIED BY part, it works
fine.

What am I doing wrong or missing?

TIA.