Re: Don't know why query works this way

Aaron Wolski wrote:

Here's some functions I use in my development which save on connect and query calls for me.

aaron: i do more or less the same thing. allow me to criticize your functions in one very important respect: you do not check the return value of your calls! i would suggest that anyone doing mysql work ALWAYS check the return value. it will save you MUCH head scratching later on down the line. really. eg:

function db_connect() { mysql_pconnect("localhost","username","password"); mysql_select_db("Database"); }

function db_connect {

    mysql_pconnect('localhost','username','password') or die(mysql_error());
    mysql_select_db('database') or die(mysql_error());

} and so forth. -jsd-