Why is MySQL_pconnect disabled?

[Clownpaint]

All of my scripts previously used mysql_pconnect instead of mysql_connect. I was told, by one of the men who helped develop PHP incidentally, that pconnect should always be used. He is also baffled as to why this would be disabled.

So I might as well air this issue and see if anyone else is annoyed by it.

[Eidolon]

It's a slight pain as Dreamweaver adds mysql_pconnect when connecting to databases. Still it's a fairly easy modification to make. I've no idea what the difference is between the two.

[DavidAllen]

Think pconnect holds a permament connection whilst connect isn't. A permanent one can hog up the server if it isn't released properly, so I think that's probably why.

[eUKhost.com]

Originally Posted by DavidAllen

Think pconnect holds a permament connection whilst connect isn't. A permanent one can hog up the server if it isn't released properly, so I think that's probably why.

You are right.

pconnect is for persistent connection. All such connections stay open even if the query is completely executed and they remain in RAM of the server unless you don't restart MySQL service.

there's no difference in results generated by mysql_connect and mysql_pconnect string.