Mostly a matter of preference I would say. Cheers, Rob.
On Fri, 2003-09-26 at 16:10, Daevid Vincent wrote: > I sent this to php-db with no reply, so I'll try it here then... > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Daevid Vincent [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2003 4:21 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [PHP-DB] What is the proper way to use mysql db on a multipage > site? > > > I've been coding with PHP and mySQL for years. And this part has never sat > right with me and finally I'm getting the nerve to ask how the pros out > there do this... > > What I do is have a "db.php" file that contains: > > $db = mysql_connect ("localhost","username","password") > or die ("Could not connect to SQL server."); > mysql_select_db ("mydb",$db) > or die ("Could not select Database"); > > > Then at the top of every page, I require_once("db.php"); > > But it just seems so wasteful to keep making that mysql_connect(). > > Isn't there a way to store the $db result so I don't have to keep > connecting. > And how about the mysql_select_db() part too? Since I'm going to stay in the > same db most of the time. > > I thought I read that I can't use a $_SESSION for it, and that's the only > way I know of to have it be available on each page? > > > Daevid Vincent > http://daevid.com > > > -- > PHP Database 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 > > -- .------------------------------------------------------------. | InterJinn Application Framework - http://www.interjinn.com | :------------------------------------------------------------: | An application and templating framework for PHP. Boasting | | a powerful, scalable system for accessing system services | | such as forms, properties, sessions, and caches. InterJinn | | also provides an extremely flexible architecture for | | creating re-usable components quickly and easily. | `------------------------------------------------------------' -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
