::code::
<PRE> function db() { $user=""; $host=""; $pass=""; $db_name=""; $cnxn = @mysql_pconnect($host,$user,$pass); @mysql_select_db ($db_name); return $cnxn; } </PRE>
AAAAH! the dreaded @-Attacks!
Would it relax you a bit if he called it:
function might_be_a_db_connection()
???