PHP 4.0 Bug #6258: mysql function returns 'Resource id #'

From: mail@alsigma.com Operating system: Redhat 6.2 Linux 2.2.16 PHP version: 4.0.1pl2 PHP Bug Type: MySQL related Bug description: mysql function returns 'Resource id #' Sorry, I had to submit this bug a second time because the e-mail field under http://bugs.php.net is to short and cut my address in the middle :( ... When trying to connect to a db with php4, the result is 'Resource id #1' (and #2 etc. on subsequent calls) instead of an integer. The call was: echo mysql_connect("localhost",$wwwuser,$wwwpass) Changing any fields dos not help at all (I think I tried every possible variant during the last 12 hours). mysql_pconnect produces the same error, btw. *The problem is eliminated by switching back to php3!* I installed the latest mysql from source and from rpm, it did not help. However, I saw similar problems when searching dejanews.com, but related to other mysql calls. Obviously, other people are at least able to connect to a database before the problem arises.