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Severity: Notice

Message: Only variable references should be returned by reference

Filename: core/Common.php

Line Number: 257

Fatal error: Uncaught Error: Call to undefined function mysql_pconnect() in /home/exciting/public_html/system/database/drivers/mysql/mysql_driver.php:91 Stack trace: #0 /home/exciting/public_html/system/database/DB_driver.php(115): CI_DB_mysql_driver->db_pconnect() #1 /home/exciting/public_html/system/database/DB.php(148): CI_DB_driver->initialize() #2 /home/exciting/public_html/system/core/Loader.php(346): DB(Array, NULL) #3 /home/exciting/public_html/application/models/welcome_model.php(8): CI_Loader->database() #4 /home/exciting/public_html/system/core/Loader.php(303): Welcome_model->__construct() #5 /home/exciting/public_html/application/controllers/welcome.php(29): CI_Loader->model('Welcome_model') #6 /home/exciting/public_html/system/core/CodeIgniter.php(308): Welcome->__construct() #7 /home/exciting/public_html/index.php(403): require_once('/home/exciting/...') #8 {main} thrown in /home/exciting/public_html/system/database/drivers/mysql/mysql_driver.php on line 91