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[bundyxc]

I see this a lot:

$con = mysql_connect($setHostname,$setUsername,$setPassword);
if (!$con)
{
die (mysql_error());
}

 

But is there any reason not to just do this?

 

if (!$con = mysql_connect($setHostname,$setUsername,$setPassword))
{
die (mysql_error());
}

 

It seems like everybody freaks out over typing an extra five characters.. is there a reason not to just do the second example?

[trq]

Both pieces of code do exactly the same thing.