> no, not at all... but there is a time and a place, and i don't think you > should use pconnect just because you don't want to an include at the top of > every page.
You still have to call pconnect() on every page if you use it. It doesn't leave it open for other requests, it leaves it open within the web server program. pconnect() is only useful on certain OS using certain web servers. Read the manual page on mysql_pconnect() for more information. ---John Holmes... > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "John Hicks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "php" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, March 25, 2003 5:11 PM > Subject: [PHP] Persistent connections with mysql_pconnect() > > > > On Tuesday 25 March 2003 09:02 am, "skate" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > leaving the connection open creates security questions, > > > and also leaves resources open, what if a user closes his > > > browser window, how do you know to close the connection? > > > > So are you saying that persistent connections [ i.e. mysql_pconnect() ] > > should never be used? > > > > > if you really want to make it simple, you can edit your > > > php.ini to have the username and password as default in > > > there, but again, this can be a security risk. > > > > > > i'm afraid the best way is to include connection code on > > > every page... > > > > -- > > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > > > > > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
