PHP Functions Essential Reference

mysql_pconnect

mixed mysql_connect([string host[:port|:/path/to/socket]], 
 [string username], [string password]) 

host	Desired host, with optional port or socket component
username	Username to log in with
password	Password to log in with

Opens a persistent connection to a MySQL server.

Returns:

MySQL link on success; FALSE on failure

Description:

mysql_pconnect() behaves like mysql_connect() with two exceptions:

• The connection is persistent and will not close when the current script exits. This improves efficiency by not forcing the MySQL server to open a new connection every time PHP needs to connect to a database.

• The connection cannot be closed by mysql_close().

The mysql.allow_persistent configuration directive enables/disables the use ...