I have three files: adodb.inc.php - a database abstract class soldier_db.inc.php - a specific include for the databases I am working with index.php - a page that displays lots of different things...
soldier_db.inc.php has the include line for adodb.inc.php and establishes a connection to a mysql batabase called $connection index.php includes soldier_db.inc.php and then tries to use some of the class elements from adodb.inc.php and $connection **from** soldier_db.inc.php The debugging shows the connection as valid while echoing from the soldier_db.inc.php but dead when echoing from the index.php for example, this code reports "OK" while in the soldier_db.inc.php but "Dead" in the index.php portion.... exact same code, soldier_db.inc.php included above this code in index.php if (!$connection) { echo "Dead"; } else { echo "OK"; } Does anyone have an idea why this is happening? None of these items are in functions, so I guess I wouldn't think that it's a globals issue. (and I've tried establishing $connection as a global variable to no change in results) If anyone wants the code itself, I'll pull it out and send it. Thanks in advance, John --------------------- John Asendorf - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web Applications Developer http://www.lcounty.com - NEW FEATURES ADDED DAILY! Licking County, Ohio, USA 740-349-3631 Nullum magnum ingenium sine mixtura dementiae fuit -- PHP Windows Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]