Posted by Erwin Moller on 02/16/07 14:26

ernie.bornheimer wrote:

> 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

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