I have a function that I have defined in a filed called config.php. name of function is dbconnect() when I go to call the function I get a Parse error: parse error in /home/test/public_html/include/config.php on line 9 Fatal error: Call to undefined function: dbconnect() in /home/test/public_html/login.php on line 5 Can some please tell me what i am doing wrong ? Thank You index.php <?php require("include/config.php"); include("include/register.php"); include("include/login.php"); dbconnect(); ?> config.php <?php $boardurl = "/var/www/html/contest"; $hostname = "localhost"; $user = "test"; $password = "test"; $database = "test"; $boardname= "test" function dbconnect() { global $hostname, $user, $password, $database; mysql_connect($localhost,$user,$password) or die ("Unable to connect to MYSQL SERVER"); mysql_select_db($database) or die ("Unable to connect to database please try back later"); } ?> -- PHP Database 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]