A PHP Error was encountered

Severity: Notice

Message: Only variable references should be returned by reference

Filename: core/Common.php

Line Number: 271

Fatal error: Uncaught Error: Call to undefined function mysql_pconnect() in /home/netrick1/public_html/netricks/codeigniter/database/drivers/mysql/mysql_driver.php:91 Stack trace: #0 /home/netrick1/public_html/netricks/codeigniter/database/DB_driver.php(115): CI_DB_mysql_driver->db_pconnect() #1 /home/netrick1/public_html/netricks/codeigniter/database/DB.php(148): CI_DB_driver->initialize() #2 /home/netrick1/public_html/netricks/core/Loader.php(932): DB(Array, NULL) #3 /home/netrick1/public_html/netricks/core/Loader.php(1810): CI_Loader->database() #4 /home/netrick1/public_html/netricks/core/Loader.php(193): CI_Loader->_ci_autoloader() #5 /home/netrick1/public_html/netricks/codeigniter/core/Controller.php(51): CI_Loader->initialize() #6 /home/netrick1/public_html/application/core/Base_Controller.php(53): CI_Controller->__construct() #7 /home/netrick1/public_html/application/core/Front_Controller.php(14): Base_Controller->__construct() #8 /home/netrick1/public_html/application/modules/pages/controllers/pages.php(20): Front in /home/netrick1/public_html/netricks/codeigniter/database/drivers/mysql/mysql_driver.php on line 91