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Posted by ernie.bornheimer on 02/18/07 17:01
Thanks again, Erwin!
"Erwin Moller"
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> ernie.bornheimer wrote:
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>> "ernie.bornheimer" <ernie.bornheimer@gmail.com> wrote in message
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>>>
>>> "Erwin Moller"
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>>>> ernie.bornheimer wrote:
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>>>>> Hello
>>>>>
>>>>> I have a script that works but it shouldn't, and I would like to know
>>>>> why.
>>>>>
>>>>> I originally wrote it with a statement to connect to the database,
>>>>> then
>>>>> there's a part to select the database, then I get some records and
>>>>> print them to the browser. It all works fine. A couple of months ago,
>>>>> I
>>>>> commented out the connection part (I can't remember why), and it still
>>>>> works. I had thought that there must be a connection statement. Is the
>>>>> current version of the code using the same connection from way back
>>>>> when?
>>>>> I'm confused.
>>>>>
>>>>> I know this is a newbie question. If someone could just point me in
>>>>> the
>>>>> right direction, I'd be very grateful.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thank you!
>>>>>
>>>>> Ernie
>>>>
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> PHP/MySQL also has a real 'persistent connection', so your question is
>>>> kind
>>>> of confusing. :-)
>>>>
>>>> But, really, I think you must overlook something.
>>>> If you do not deliver the resource-identifier to the database to PHP,
>>>> it
>>>> will use the last connection, but that only works in 1 script, not the
>>>> next
>>>> invocation of the same script.
>>>> Is it possible you have some includefile you overlooked that actually
>>>> DOES
>>>> connect?
>>>> Or you have in php.ini configured some defaultconnection?
>>>>
>>>> Regards,
>>>> Erwin Moller
>>>
>>> Erwin
>>>
>>> Sorry about the improper use of "persistent." I checked my code again,
>>> including the includes. There is no database connection code. I'll ask
>>> my ISP about php.ini and post again.
>>>
>>> Thank you very much!
>>>
>>> Ernie
>>>
>> And here's the word from my hosting company:
>> "At LAMP Host the default db for each virtualhost is configured in the
>> Apache
>> config. So, as you experienced, you don't neccessarily need to set the
>> connection string. Note that this is an unofficial feature and might not
>> always work, so you shouldn't depend on it."
>>
>> Mystery solved. But strange. Is this common practice in the industry?
>
> No, I have seen preconfigured databaseaccess before (they make sure a
> database exists and that you have a connectstring to it), but not this
> (preconfigured connections).
> But at least you found out why it happens now. :-)
>
> Regards,
> Erwin Moller
>
>>
>> Thank you!
>>
>> Ernie
>
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