locking the database(mysql) using php3

[Anon]

hi all,

  How to control the concurrent access to mysql database i.e if one user ia using the database then others should wait till the first transcation is completed.

Bye
Arvind

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Mysql doesn't have transaction unless you specifically tell it to support it (latest version)

Transactions are meant to "lock" the database untill the transaction is complete, so locking is obsolete for transactions.