[RESOLVED] you need to close the connection manually is if you JUMP out of the script ?

[blackhorse]

"mysql_connect establishes a connection for the duration of the script that access the db. Once the script has finished executing it closes the connection. The only time you need to close the connection manually is if you jump out of the script for any reason. "

http://www.webmasterworld.com/forum88/903.htm

What does he mean by jump out?

I used header redirection, is this "jump out", but after header redirection, I always added exit;,

does it mean that I need to close the connection before I use header redirection?

Thanks!

[bradgrafelman]

blackhorse wrote:

I used header redirection, is this "jump out", but after header redirection, I always added exit;

Very good habit to have (see below).

blackhorse wrote:

does it mean that I need to close the connection before I use header redirection?

Nope - the link was closed when you ended execution of the script with the exit; statement (one of many benefits of such a habit when you have header() redirects).