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<h1 class="refname">hw_pConnect</h1>
<p class="verinfo">(PHP 4)</p><p class="refpurpose"><span class="refname">hw_pConnect</span> — <span class="dc-title">Make a persistent database connection</span></p>
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<h3 class="title">Description</h3>
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<span class="type">int</span> <span class="methodname"><strong>hw_pconnect</strong></span>
( <span class="methodparam"><span class="type">string</span> <code class="parameter">$host</code></span>
, <span class="methodparam"><span class="type">int</span> <code class="parameter">$port</code></span>
[, <span class="methodparam"><span class="type">string</span> <code class="parameter">$username</code></span>
], <span class="methodparam"><span class="type">string</span> <code class="parameter">$password</code></span>
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<p class="para rdfs-comment">
Opens a persistent connection to a Hyperwave server.
You can have multiple persistent connections open at once.
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<h3 class="title">Parameters</h3>
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<span class="term"><em><code class="parameter">host</code></em></span>
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The server host name.
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<span class="term"><em><code class="parameter">port</code></em></span>
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The server port number.
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</dd>
</dt>
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<span class="term"><em><code class="parameter">username</code></em></span>
<dd>
<p class="para">
The Hyperwave user name. If omitted, no identification with the server
will be done. It is similar to identify as user anonymous.
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</dd>
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<span class="term"><em><code class="parameter">password</code></em></span>
<dd>
<p class="para">
The password for <em><code class="parameter">username</code></em>.
Keep in mind, that the password is not encrypted.
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</dd>
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<h3 class="title">Return Values</h3>
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Returns a connection index on success, or <strong><code>FALSE</code></strong> if the connection could
not be made.
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<h3 class="title">See Also</h3>
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<li class="member"> <span class="function"><a href="function.hw-connect.html" class="function" rel="rdfs-seeAlso">hw_connect()</a> - Opens a connection</span></li>
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