"The mysql_pconnect() function was designed to provide a mechanism for reducing the cost of establishing and closing connections to the MySQL server. Unfortunately, due to an interaction between the architecture of the Apache server and the architecture of PHP, high traffic on a site that used pconnects could quickly clog up the MySQL server with many unused connections that could prevent many of the active connections from accessing the database." Zak Greant

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