Re: recursion in php and mysql

hmm.. i think there something going on on this func mysql_select_db($database) read more below ================================================== ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ron Croonenberg" <ronc@depauw.edu> To: <php-db@lists.php.net> Sent: Friday, March 02, 2007 11:52 AM Subject: [PHP-DB] recursion in php and mysql > Hello all, > > I wrote an app in php and it uses recursion. > > Problem I have is that when I connect to a database using > mysql_connect($dbhost, $username, $password); and select a table with > mysql_select_db($database) I cannot access the table anymore from some > function. try this mysql_select_db($database) or die(mysql_error()); ================================================= > Now I can connect and select a database in that php function but that > means that process happens A LOT and connecting and selecting everytime > probably slows down the app quite a bit > > Is there a way to connect to a database and select a table "globally" > so that I have access to it in ever php function I write ? > > thanks, > > Ron