I am using somone's code as example because i dont really understand it.
This is a small part of the code which i am using as example.
Here is the code:
[PHP]
class MySQLDB
{
var $connection; //The MySQL database connection
var $num_active_users; //Number of active users viewing site
var $num_active_guests; //Number of active guests viewing site
var $num_members; //Number of signed-up users
/* Note: call getNumMembers() to access $num_members! */

/* Class constructor */
function MySQLDB(){
/* Make connection to database */
$this->connection = mysql_connect(DB_SERVER, DB_USER, DB_PASS) or die(mysql_error());
mysql_select_db(DB_NAME, $this->connection) or die(mysql_error());

/**
* Only query database to find out number of members
* when getNumMembers() is called for the first time,
* until then, default value set.
*/
$this->num_members = -1;

if(TRACK_VISITORS){
/* Calculate number of users at site */
$this->calcNumActiveUsers();

/* Calculate number of guests at site */
$this->calcNumActiveGuests();
}
}
[/PHP]

Can anyone explain me what does $this->connection mean another words what does $this really do and how it works.