There's one thing, that I don't understand about permanent connections. When will they be closed? I could use a logout-page, but there is no garanty for the use of it. Any explanation would be appreciated. mOrP > -----Original Message----- > From: Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2001 6:17 PM > To: Sam > Cc: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'; '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > Subject: Re: [PHP] Database Connections - permanent or something else? > > > On Tue, 16 Jan 2001, Sam wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > I have several web pages that are built with php and mySQL. > > I use a new connection for each script. > > Should I be using a permanent connection? Or is there a better > way around > > this? > > > > Regards, > > Sam Rose > > > > Persistent connections are more efficient in that they don't need > to open the > connection each time. Unless you have an overwhelming need to > limit concurrent > connections to your MySQL server, you should probably be using persistent > connections. > > -- > Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php