i use if (!($conn=mysql_connect($host, $username, $pwd))) { notify("error connecting to DB"); die(); }else{ return $conn; } in a function bastien > Date: Wed, 6 Feb 2008 02:07:11 -0800> From: prabath321@xxxxxxxxx> To: php-db@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: About mysql_connect()> > Hi All> > When I stop mysql database whole application will> break in mysql_connect() function even without giving> any error message.Is there are any way to put> exception handling with mysql_connect() function.> > Cheers> > Prabath> > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________> Looking for last minute shopping deals? > Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/newsearch/category.php?category=shopping> > -- > PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/)> To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php> _________________________________________________________________