Re: lost link to pgsql thru PHP pages

ther eis no problem connecting to the db every page unless you have problems that are discussed at postgresql.org regarding persistant connections. i used them had problems with zillions of postmasters starting. use the following and include it in the pages that need db access. <?php if (!$link) { $link = pg_connect("dbname=XXXX port=5432 user=postgres password=XXXX"); } passing the link in the url is clumsy and unnecessary. <substitute pg_pconnect if you need it> Steve "Cornelia Boenigk" <poppcorn@cornelia-boenigk.de> wrote in message news:002901c10d88$9b546fc0$0100007f@localhost... > Hi Albert > > > Hi, i have tried in any mode to pass the link from 1st page where i > make > > the connect > > and the second where the connect is lost. > > Not the connection is lost but the variable $link. > You use pg_pconnect which establishes a persistent connection. This > connection is not automatically closed, when the page is left. > > You have to pass the variable to the next page, for example with the > url: > > <a href="test2.php?link=$link">Test2</a> > > Hope it helps > Conni > >