Hello, On a NT4/Apache server, we have a php application that uses the following syntax to open a connection : $connect = mysql_connect("$serverhost","$serveruser","$serverpass"); mysql_select_db("$serverdb",$connect); $mysql_link = $connect; Since we upgraded to the latest version of mysql, the application was behaving in a strange manner... We realized we could eliminate the new problem by reestalishing the connection to the mysql database. It looks like the initial connection is no longer open for as long as it needs to be. Is there a way to keep the connection open for longer ? Are we overlooking a simple parameter somewhere ? Or... Why did this problem show as we moved to the latest version of MySQL ? DL --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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