And for info the command I'm using is: $postgres = pg_connect("host=localhost port=5432 dbname=hector user=hector"); James James Ward wrote: > Hi all, > I've searched high and low on the web and the group for the following > error: > > pg_connect(): Cannot create new link. Too many open links (0) > > I have checked phpinfo and it says max_links is unlimited, and so is > max_persistent. > > It's got to be something obvious - but I can't see it. > > How can I have too many links open if this is the first one!?! > > I'm running postgres 7.3.4 and php 4.3.3. > > I can access the database using pgAdmin - so I don't think it isn't a > permissions problem. I've got tcp/ip access enabled. > > All help appreciated, > James