mysql connect function in my class

hi.... i have this function inside a class that im writing that eventually i want to put inside a package of my own... the function goes like this: (comment block included): /** *function Connect: open connection to database. * *@param string $host mysql hostname to connect to *@param string $mysqluser name of the mysql user to login with *@param string $mysqlpwd the users password for mysql server *@return resource|false */ function Connect($host, $mysqluser, $mysqlpwd){ $link=mysql_connect($host, $mysqluser, $mysqlpwd) if(!$link){ return false; } else { return $link; }} should i keep it like this or is it better for the function itself to deal with error handling at the same time? i.e. should it return an error message/number or something of that sort or give the returned resource over to some other function that deals with errors.... it works just fine the way it is just trying to come up with some ideas that would add more functionality to it if possible...