function connect($selectdb = true)
    {
        if (XOOPS_DB_PCONNECT == 1) {
            $this->conn = @mysql_pconnect(XOOPS_DB_HOST, XOOPS_DB_USER, XOOPS_DB
_PASS);
        } else {
            $this->conn = @mysql_connect(XOOPS_DB_HOST, XOOPS_DB_USER, XOOPS_DB_
PASS);
        }

        if (!$this->conn) {
            $this->logger->addQuery('', $this->error(), $this->errno());
            return false;
        }

        if($selectdb != false){
            if (!mysql_select_db(XOOPS_DB_NAME)) {
                $this->logger->addQuery('', $this->error(), $this->errno());
                return false;
            }
        }
        mysql_query( "SET NAMES (your character)" , $this->conn ) ; // here
        return true;
    }