MYSQL_CONNECT()
1.mysql_connect can be used to close the connection.Every time it is opening and closing the database connection, depending on the request .
2.Here database is opened everytime when the page is loaded in MYSQL connect
3.When the page is loaded, the database is loaded everytime
4.It is used to close the connection
Example:
Description:
host: Specifies a host name or an IP address like localhost.
mysql_user: Specifies the MySQL username
mysql_password: Specifies the MySQL password
MYSQL_PCONNECT()
1.We use the mysql_pconncet(), it initially tries to find an open persistent connection.
2.The mysql_pconncet() opens persistant connection
3.The mysql_pconnect() does not support the close connection
4.mysql_pconnect() cannot close the connection. Here open a persistant connection to the database
5.Here database need not be connected everytime.
6.The database need not be connected every time in mysql_pconncet().
more details:http://prittytimes.com/difference-between-mysql_connect-and-mysql_pconnect/
