## Example

`

     resource odbc_pconnect ( string $dsn , string $user , string $password [, int $cursor_type ] )

`

## Description

Opens a persistent database connection. This function is much like odbc_connect(), except that the connection is not really closed when the script has finished. Future requests for a connection with the same dsn, user, password combination (via odbc_connect() and odbc_pconnect()) can reuse the persistent connection.

## Return Values

Returns an ODBC connection id or 0 (FALSE) on error.