function quick_connect($dbuser = '', $dbpassword = '', $dbname = '', $dbhost = 'localhost', $dbport = '3306', $encoding = '')
{
$return_val = false;
if (!$this->connect($dbuser, $dbpassword, $dbhost, $dbport)) {
} else {
if (!$this->select($dbname, $encoding)) {
} else {
$return_val = true;
}
}
return $return_val;
}