[SOLVED] Do i have to use '@' before mysql_connect and other fuctions inside class?

[colap]

Do i have to use '@' before mysql_connect and other fuction inside class?

class mm{
$con=mysql_connect("$v_host","$v_user","$v_database_name")or die('Could not connect: ' . mysql_error());
}

[MadTechie]

No, @ does 1 thing only.. omit errors..

Personally I don't use it, (unless its personal code and I'm being lazy)

 

[corbin]

Typically the use of @ is bad.  It's slower than without it, and it suppresses errors.  Isn't it better to fix them than suppress them?

 

 

Typically I just silently log errors (in other words, display_errors = 0) but don't suppress them.

 

 

But, sometimes while doing quick testing, or as MadTechie said, personal code, it can be fine.