====== ADOdb_Session::persist======
~~NOTOC~~
<WRAP right box>
==Syntax==
  mixed ADOdb_Session::persist(
    optional mixed $connectMode
    )
</WRAP>
===== Description =======
The **static** method //**persist**// sets or gets the status of a persistent connection on the session connection. This is not the same value as the driver associated with the database abstraction layer.

The value must be set **//before//** [[v5:session:reference:config|config()]] is called.


The parameter to the ''persist()'' method sets the connection mode. You can pass the following:

^$connectMode^Connection Method^
^true|pConnect()|
^false|connect()|
^'N'|nConnect()|
^'P'|pConnect()|
^'C'|connect()|
 
=====Use As A Getter=====
When used without parameters it returns the currently set value
=====Usage=====
<code php>


include_once 'adodb/adodb.inc.php';
include_once "adodb/session/adodb-session2.php";

ADOdb_Session::driver('oci8');
ADOdb_Session::persist(true);
ADOdb_Session::config('',$host,$user,$pass,$database);

</code>