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is it necessary to use mysql_close() at the end of a query in PHP?

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In the manual :

mysql_close() closes the non-persistent connection to the MySQL server that's associated with the specified link identifier.

Using mysql_close() isn't usually necessary, as non-persistent open links are automatically closed at the end of the script's execution.

More reading about that here

marcgg
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    Terminating resources as soon as they're no longer required is always a good practice. If your script is long running holding on to resource you no longer need just brings you closer to resource exhaustion. – preinheimer Jan 14 '10 at 15:54
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Using mysql_close() isn't usually necessary, as non-persistent open links are automatically closed at the end of the script's execution. See also freeing resources.

read more at :

http://php.net/manual/en/function.mysql-close.php

Haim Evgi
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    Performance can be improved by closing as soon as you are done so the handle is available for other processes to use. – Adeel Aug 11 '10 at 05:39
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As answered by others and the manual, it's not necessary. But if you wonder the use; you usually only want to do this when there is more to come in the PHP script and you want to ensure that another connection/transaction is to be used then.

BalusC
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No. When the PHP requests ends all resources will be freed, including MySQL connection resources.

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