When should I close a database connection in PHP?

Question

I\'m nothing like a php developer but I do have to use it and I\'m not really aware on how PHP handle memory allocation during session.

I\'m working on an applica

Answer 1

Never create a new connection for every query; You don't even have to close it manually.

Just create the connection at the beginning of you page

have a look at: How do you efficiently connect to mysql in php without reconnecting on every query

you can use this:

public function __destruct()
{
   mysql_close($this->connection);
}

it will get called when the page is closed

Answer 2

From PHP's Mysqli documentation:

a connection between a client process and a database can be reused by a client process, rather than being created and destroyed multiple times. This reduces the overhead...