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<H1>Keep a handle on your databases</H1>
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<LI><H2>Connecting to a database can be slow
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<LI>Oracle especially so
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<LI><H2>Try to connect once and stay connected where practical
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<LI>We'll discuss web server issues later
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<LI><H2>The connect_cached() method
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<LI>Acts like prepare_cached() but for database handles
<LI>Like prepare_cached(), its handy for library code
<LI>It also checks the connection and automatically reconnects if it's broken
<LI>Works well combined with prepare_cached(), see following example
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