Posted by Jerry Stuckle on 11/01/06 03:02
SquishedOrange@gmail.com wrote:
> You should be able to send more than one query to mysql through one
> connection.
>
True. I normally use one connection per page.
> Can you show the code please?
>
> You could also use a persistant connection if your site is in frequent
> use and your host supports it. mysql_pconnect(). I would hesitate
> before using that though...
>
Ugh. Don't even suggest this. Unless the site's getting around 1M or
more hits per day persistent connections take more resources than they save.
> If you say connecting to database takes "3" in processing time.
> Sending a select query takes about 1. **
> So your performing 4 for every query, which is very inefficient.
>
>
> ** Depends on server type, installation & load.
>
Definitely. You do not need a new connection for each query. Just
learn to keep track of your connections.
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