mysql.default_host and DB.php

I have these php_value(s) set in my .htaccess file... mysql.default_host myDomain.com no value mysql.default_password myPassword no value mysql.default_port no value no value mysql.default_socket no value no value mysql.default_user myUser I have this defined in my dbAccess.php file... $db_type = 'mysql'; $db_host = 'myDomain.com'; $db_user = 'myUser'; $db_pass = 'myPassword'; // Data Source Name: This is the universal connection string $dsn = "$db_type://$db_user:$db_pass@$db_host/$db_name"; // DB::connect will return a PEAR DB object on success // or an PEAR DB Error object on error $db = DB::connect($dsn); Now, this works like a charm, as advertised. My question is, how do I get DB.php to use the default values (as above)? Walter