OPTIONAL SYNOPSIS int db_connect(string database) int db_connect(string database, string user) int db_connect(string database, string user, string password) DESCRIPTION Connect to the database on the local mySQL-server. The return-value is the handle for this connection. If the database does not exist or the server is NOT started, a runtime-error is raised. If specified, the connection is made for with . The function is available only if the driver is compiled with mySQL support. In that case, __MYSQL__ is defined. The efun triggers a privilege violation ("mysql", "db_connect"). HISTORY Added in 3.2.9 . LDMud 3.2.11 added the privilege violation. SEE ALSO db_affected_rows(E), db_conv_string(E), db_close(E), db_coldefs(E), db_exec(E), db_error(E), db_fetch(E), db_handles(E), db_insert_id(E), mysql(C), privilege_violation(M)