Can't connect to mysql from php

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I can connect in the php by using 'root' and the root pw. But when I
tried adding a user ( sarah ) with GRANT I cannot connect from php. The
php is simple, what am I overlooking? Again putting the root user name
and pw it'll work in php but not for sarah:

the php....
mysql_pconnect("localhost","sarah","camera")
or die("ERROR: Could not connect to database!");
mysql_select_db("howto");

*But* on the command line the sarah user works OK:

C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator>mysql -u sarah -p
Enter password: ******
Welcome to the MySQL monitor. Commands end with ; or \g.
Your MySQL connection id is 19 to server version: 4.1.3a-beta-nt-max

Type 'help;' or '\h' for help. Type '\c' to clear the buffer.

mysql> select * from howto.page;
+---------+-----------------------------+
| page_id | page_url |
+---------+-----------------------------+
| 1 | http://www.lg.netfarms.org |
+---------+-----------------------------+
1 row in set (0.00 sec)

mysql> show grants for sarah@localhost;
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Grants for sarah@localhost
|
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON *.* TO 'sarah'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY
PASSWORD '*6043233C67ADBE7E9242089D718763C3C5E1A1E2' |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
1 row in set (0.00 sec)

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