Returns: A positive Informix persistent link identifier
on success, or FALSE on
error
ifx_pconnect() acts very much
like
ifx_connect() with two major differences.
This function behaves exactly like
ifx_connect() when PHP is not running as an Apache
module. First, when connecting, the function would first try
to find a (persistent) link that's already open with the same
host, username and password. If one is found, an identifier
for it will be returned instead of opening a new
connection.
Second, the connection to the SQL server will not be
closed when the execution of the script ends. Instead, the
link will remain open for future use (ifx_close() will not close links
established by ifx_pconnect()).
This type of links is therefore called 'persistent'.
See also: ifx_connect().