Weird problem when creating a db connection and trying to reference it in a function

Hey all- I found another strange problem. I am creating a mysql database connection like this: @ $db = mysql_pconnect(host, user, pass); mysql_select_db(dbname); Now, I have a function that inside uses mysql_list_fields() function getFields($table, $dbname) { $fields = mysql_list_fields($dbname, $table); return $fields; } The problem is this always errors saying it cant find the database. However, if I ran a mysql_query("select * from users") function, it would work fine. Any ideas on what the deal is with this function?? Thanks, Matt