note 29633 deleted from function.mysql-connect by betz

Note Submitter: ---- ideservefreesoftware's method of forcing a new connection to be made was not practical for my customers, as setting up a new MySQL user is not an easy task for them. Instead, I was able to mimic the behaviour of the new_link parameter by tacking ":3306" to the end of the server hostname. This is fairly safe since the port of the MySQL server is almost always 3306, however I recommend only doing this if you really have to. if (!function_exists('version_compare') or version_compare(phpversion(), '4.2.0') < 0) { $config['server'] .= ':3306'; // call mysql_(p)connect() without the new_link parameter } else { // call mysql_(p)connect() with new_link set to true }