(PHP 3 >= 3.0.6, PHP 4, PHP 5)
odbc_pconnect -- Open a persistent database connection
Description
resource 
odbc_pconnect ( string dsn, string user, string password [, int cursor_type] )
     Returns an ODBC connection id or 0 (FALSE) on
     error.  This function is much like
     odbc_connect(), except that the connection is
     not really closed when the script has finished.  Future requests
     for a connection with the same dsn,
     user, password
     combination (via odbc_connect() and
     odbc_pconnect()) can reuse the persistent
     connection.
    
     
Note: 
       Persistent connections have no effect if PHP is used as a CGI
       program.
      
     For information about the optional cursor_type parameter see the
     odbc_connect() function.  For more information
     on persistent connections, refer to the PHP FAQ.