function db_connect($servername, $port, $username, $password, $usepconnect, $configfile = '', $charset = '')
{
if (function_exists('catch_db_error'))
{
set_error_handler('catch_db_error');
}
// catch_db_error will handle exiting, no infinite loop here
do
{ $link = $this->functions[$usepconnect ? 'pconnect' : 'connect']("$servername:$port", $username, $password);
}
while ($link == false AND $this->reporterror);
restore_error_handler();
if (!empty($charset))
{
if (function_exists('mysql_set_charset'))
{
mysql_set_charset($charset);
}
else
{
$this->sql = "SET NAMES $charset";
$this->execute_query(true, $link);
}
}