[tnguy3n]

when you call global.php file, it already contains function to connect to database, and other info stored in datastore.
instead of writing your code as:

PHP Code:

<?php
    include("forums/includes/config.php");
    include("forums/includes/functions_bbcodeparse.php");
    @mysql_pconnect($servername, $dbusername, $dbpassword);
    mysql_select_db("$dbname")or die(mysql_error())

you can use:

PHP Code:

<?php

chdir('forums'); // or full path /home/account/public_html/forum
require_once('global.php');

// more codes

include_once('includes/functions_bbcodeparse.php');

?>

hope that clear it up.