title: Advantages / Disadvantages of pconnect option in CodeIgniter
body: <p>One of the parameters in the CodeIgniter database config is the following </p>
  
  <pre><code>['pconnect'] TRUE/FALSE - Whether to use a persistent connection
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>What do you recommend I set this to?<br>
  Is there a significant performance hit if I set it to FALSE?<br>
  What potential problems might arise from setting it to TRUE?</p>