On Mon, 26 Nov 2001, Sinisa Milivojevic wrote: > Quentin Bennett writes: > > So, if you pass NULL in as the first parameter to mysql_real_connect, a > > possibility opened up by the manual . . . > > There is no indication in our documentation that NULL should be passed > as a first parameter in mysql_real_connect.
Of course not, and that is very good sense ;-) But there is a clear indication that it _can_: "For a successful connection, the return value is the same as the value of the first parameter, unless ***you pass NULL for that parameter***." See my previous response to Sinisa for the extraordinary consequencies of passing NULL ;-) Cheers, -- , M A R I O data miner, LIACC, room 221 tel 351+226078830, ext 121 A M A D O Rua Campo Alegre, 823 fax 351+226003654 A L V E S P-4150-180 PORTO, Portugal mob 351+939354002 --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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