<?

// this function connects to the mysql database

function connection($name, $user, $passwd, $host)
{
   return (ifx_connect($name,$user,$passwd));
}

// this fonction queries mysql with the given sql query

function requette($database,$lh,$sql)
{
 #  echo $sql;
   return (ifx_query($sql,$lh));
}

// this fonction fetch the result given by mysql after a properly made query

function recuperer($resultat)
{
   return (ifx_fetch_row($resultat));
}

function terminer_requette($resultat)
{
   ifx_free_result($resultat);
}


//used to deconnect from mysql

function deconnection($link)
{
  ifx_close($link);
}

?>