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 character_set_results="utf8"');
mysql_query("SET CHARACTER SET utf8");
mysql_query("SET NAMES 'utf8'");
return true;
}