Re: connecting to mysql db

At 14:49 25-3-2003, you wrote:

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());

?> maybe you are looking for: http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.mysql-pconnect.php