On 23/01/2008, James Ausmus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Try using the mysql_ping() command to check to see if your connection > is available: > > http://us2.php.net/manual/en/function.mysql-ping.php > > something like: > > <?php > > if ([EMAIL PROTECTED]()) //Note the @ is because, if mysql_ping cannot get > connected, it will display a warning - suppress so users don't see > { > connectToDB();> } > > mysql_real_escape_string('stuff'); > > ?> > > HTH- > > James >
I was thinking about that, but the problem is that if there is no connection, then the include is called and doesn't provide the mysql_clean function that I expect that it would. Then, I make a connection and use the function, expecting it to clean my data and it doesn't. Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com http://gibberish.co.il א-ב-ג-ד-ה-ו-ז-ח-ט-י-ך-כ-ל-ם-מ-ן-נ-ס-ע-ף-פ-ץ-צ-ק-ר-ש-ת A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing?
