PHP4, session vars, and database connections

PHP 4.0.2 release, running on FreeBSD 4.1-STABLE, Solid database 3.5 I create a session using session_start() and within that session register a variable called sDatabase. sDatabase is a class which contains a connection to our database. this connection works fine, and is done using an odbc_pconnect(). all database functions seem to work fine on that page, but upon moving to a second page all is not well. the session is started again, and I have checked to make sure that the session id is fine between the two. all the class "private" variables are still valid between the pages, but the database connection is gone. the db connection is being done over a tcp connection to localhost on port 1313. so i've setup ethereal to watch the traffic. interesting point of note is that the first initial page will make the db connection, and do any query statements we want. the second page, never once seems to try the connection, suggesting that somehow the connection was closed. looking through the php_odbc.c it seems that everything is being done properly, but the session code has me a little off base, hence the posting. the questions: is this normal behavior? if not, is anyone more familiar with the session var system able to assist in correcting this? if it is, why? While this might seem to been a question better suited to the php-general forum, I decided that it really wasn't after looking at some of the code...sorry if you disagree. -- Dan Kalowsky "Tonight I think I'll walk alone, Worldgate Communications I'll find my soul as I go home." Software Engineer - TICS Group - Temptation