[SOLVED] Function won't return variables!

[burntheblobs]

For some reason, this function will not return $cxn. Here a simple function that I am using to connect to my database. If I just stick the code right in my program it works, however if I try to call it as a function, it does not. Even when I put the information directly into the $cxn variable, it does not work.

 

function dbconnect()
{
$user="MYUSERNAME";
$host="localhost";
$password="MYPASSWORD";
$database="MYDATABASE";
$cxn = mysqli_connect($host,$user,$password,$database)
	or die ("Couldn't Connect to server.");
return $cxn;
}

[ratcateme]

how are you calling the script?

like

dbconnect();
//or
$cxn = dbconnect();

if you are using the first method adding

global $cxn;

before $user=... should do what you want.

 

Scott.