MySQL persistent connections and advantages of mysql_pconnect?

Question

I had never heard of persistent connections before, and I don\'t understand the advantages.

I run a PHP/MySQL based website, it receives tens of thousands of page vi

Answer 1

Check out this URL:

http://us3.php.net/manual/en/function.mysql-pconnect.php

Basically mysql_pconnect() tries to find a persistent connection already open with the credentials that you've specified. If it doesn't find one it makes a new one. It also doesn't close the connection after a statement is executed

So really in your case you may not notice a difference but in reality you should probably be using mysql_pconnect().