Posted by Gordon Burditt on 03/13/07 22:50

>> mysql_connect(...);
>>
>> is that actually necessary/good practice. Isn't there something about
>> persistent connections.
>
>yes, try pconnect as in mysql_pconnect()
>
>But I wouldn't expect that will seriously speed up your scripts.

I would expect mysql_pconnect() to seriously overload your MySQL
server with idle connections unless you carefully tune it.

>If you want to investigate: www.php.net and type mysql_pconnect into the
>searchbox.

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