usign die() or kill()

[Anon]

currently i connect to a db like following

$sql_result = mysql_query ($sql,$connection) or die(server error, please try refreshing the page);

i use the die command to stop the default 'unable to connect message' and display my own message that will tell the user to refresh etc

the side effect is that it also stops parsing the php file, how can i get round this ???? will kill or exit work ??

thanks

darren ramowski

[Anon]

Remove the or die() and check the resulting value. If the value is 0 then it failed.

You should be able to suppress the default error message by putting a @ in front of the function. @()