What really is connection pooling?

Question

I have heard the term connection pooling and looked for some references by googling it... But can\'t get the idea when to use it....

• When should i consider usin

Answer 1

connection pooling enables re-use of an existing, but not used database connection. by using it you eliminate the overhead of the connection/disconnection to the database server. it provides a significant performance boost in most cases. the only reason i can think of not to use it is if your software won't be connecting frequently enough to keep the connections alive or if there's some bug in the pooling layer.