28.16. Understanding Persistent Database Connections
Persistent database connections are one of the least understood features in PHP. Many people don't understand the meaning of persistent links, misconfigure their setup, get beaten by connection problems, and dump persistent connections altogether. Since in many situations, using persistent connections yields significant performance gains, it is important to understand how to properly set them up so that they get a fair trial.
The first important thing to understand about persistent connections is what they are not. Persistent connections are not the same as connection pooling, functionality offered by ODBC, JDBC, and certain database drivers. Connection pooling, the process of juggling a pool ...
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