Is it acceptable to keep a db connection open for the life of the page?

Question

Everybody knows that you should close a connection immediately after you finish using it.

Due to a flaw in my domain object model design, I\'ve had to leave the conn

Answer 1

Yes, it is ok.

Closing the connection as soon as you can is a best practice for preventing orphan open connections, but if you are sure that the connection is being close, there is nothing wrong with that.