--- On Fri, 12/26/08, Fred Silsbee <fredsilsbee@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > From: Fred Silsbee <fredsilsbee@xxxxxxxxx> > Subject: Re: is there any reasone why the following doesn't work? > To: php-db@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Date: Friday, December 26, 2008, 2:18 AM > --- On Thu, 12/25/08, Fred Silsbee > <fredsilsbee@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > From: Fred Silsbee <fredsilsbee@xxxxxxxxx> > > Subject: is there any reasone why the following > doesn't work? > > To: php-db@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Date: Thursday, December 25, 2008, 11:57 PM > > $connection=oci_connect('landon', > > 'xxxxxxx',$db) > > session_start(); > > $_SESSION['connection'] = $connection; > > . > > . > > . > > > > $connection = $_SESSION['connection'] ; > shows > > nothing! > > > > My program allows many operations on a table > re-entering at > > the top > > and deciding what option to do next. > > > > I don't want to keep logging into Oracle but use > the > > previous connection > _____________________________________ > answer? when the php code exits, it must detach the > connection and even zero the variable $connection in the > _SESSION. > > Problem is that my complete program never exits! > > What constitutes an "exit" > > Running this over and over the $connection is not > remembered! > > <?php > session_start(); > $connection = $_SESSION['connection'] ; > $conn = $_SESSION['conn'] ; > print($conn); > $db = "(DESCRIPTION = > (ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = 127.0.0.1)(PORT = > 1521)) > (CONNECT_DATA = > (SERVER = DEDICATED) > (SID = LMKIIIGDNSID) > ) > )"; > if(!$connection) > { > echo "OOOPS! NO connection, better make one > ................."; > if ($connection=oci_connect('landon', > 'xxxxx',$db)) > { > echo "Successfully connected to > Oracle.\n"; > $_SESSION['connection'] = > $connection; > } > else > { > $err = OCIError(); > echo "Oracle Connect Error " . > $err['message']; > } > } > else > { > > print ("conn0 = ".$connection." "); > } > > print ("conn0 = ".$connection." "); > $conn = 5.6; > $_SESSION['conn']= $conn; //this doesn't > perish > ?> answer: http://us.php.net/manual/tr/oci8.connection.php ??? -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php