diff --git a/.htaccess b/.htaccess
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8555490
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.htaccess
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+Options -Indexes
+
+ Order deny,allow
+ Allow from none
+ Deny from all
+
diff --git a/fof-db.php b/fof-db.php
index 1b73826..c391e54 100644
--- a/fof-db.php
+++ b/fof-db.php
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ function fof_db_connect()
{
global $fof_connection;
- $fof_connection = mysql_connect(FOF_DB_HOST, FOF_DB_USER, FOF_DB_PASS) or die("
Cannot connect to database. Please update configuration in fof-config.php. Mysql says: " . mysql_error() . "");
+ $fof_connection = mysql_pconnect(FOF_DB_HOST, FOF_DB_USER, FOF_DB_PASS) or die("
Cannot connect to database. Please update configuration in fof-config.php. Mysql says: " . mysql_error() . "");
mysql_select_db(FOF_DB_DBNAME, $fof_connection) or die("
Cannot select database. Please update configuration in fof-config.php. Mysql says: " . mysql_error() . "");
fof_db_query("SET NAMES ".FOF_DB_CHARSET);
}