Hello
Does anyone know if there is a difference between this codes, php uses both to connect to the mysql database.
$session = mysql_connect ("localhost", "username", "password");
and
@ $session = mysql_pconnect "localhost", "username",
"password");
what does the @ sign do and why mysql_pconnect and not mysql_connect?
http://uk.php.net/manual/en/function.mysql-pconnect.php
pconnect opens a persistent connection the link above tells more
the @ surpress any errors returned
Actually, the @ operator can be used for both.
I would use:
$session = @mysql_connect(<parameters>);
and for debugging:
$session = mysql_connect(<parameters>)
OR die(mysql_error());
If I'm not wrong, using the @ operator on the variable should be somewhat incorrect use, since it suppresses errors from the variable not the function.
Never really tested though.
