Hi <? echo "<html><body>\n"; $db = pg_pconnect("dbname=$dbname user=$user password=$dbpassword"); if (!$db) echo "Connection can not be established!<br>\n"; else echo "Connection established!<br>\n"; echo "<a href=\"cursor4.php\">next screen</a><br>"; echo "</body></html>"; ?> <? echo "<html><body>\n"; if ($db) echo "db handler is still valid!<br>\n"; else echo "db handler does not exist anymore!<br>\n"; echo "</body></html>"; ?> when I click on next screen link I get db handler does not exist anymore! why??? -- WBR, sector119