RE: [PHP] connecting to mysql db

No dude. Create a file called whatever.inc that includes the code that you are using to connect to the db. In every php script ,that needs this connection to the db, you simply put: <?php include("whatever.inc"); ?> Mirco Ellis I-Soft Solutions e-mail: mirco.ellis@isoftpe.co.za Tel: +27414847161 -----Original Message----- From: Iggy [mailto:ifran@winegard.com] Sent: Tuesday, March 25, 2003 15:50 To: php-general@lists.php.net Subject: [PHP] connecting to mysql db hi, I am trying to play and learn php along with mysql and I have a question about connecting to a db. Is the following code necessary on every php page where I am retrieving some data from a db or is there any way to connect once (something like index.php) and have that connection open through subsequent pages? the code <?php $link = mysql_connect("localhost", "", "") or die("Could not connect: " . mysql_error()); print ("Connected successfully"); mysql_select_db("test") or die("Could not select database: " . mysql_error()); ?> thanx iggy -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php