RE: [PHP] Why is this needed??

> $dbl = @mysql_connect($dbms_hn, $dbms_un, $dbms_pw); > > I tried the '@' in my code and BANG! it worked. I was able to > connect. What does the '@' do for you??? The @ did not fix the problem, it merely hid it. The @ operator is used to suppress errors. It could be that your connection is still failing, but PHP will try to connect to run a query if a connection is not present, and the connection PHP is trying to make on its own is succeeding where yours is still failing. Or it could be that you changed something else in your connection string. I would not suggest suppressing errors during development, but rather adding suppression right before you go live. Read the manual sections on mysql_query, mysql_connect and error suppression for more information. http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.mysql-query.php http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.mysql-connect.php http://www.php.net/manual/sv/language.operators.errorcontrol.php