diff -ur php-4.3.4/ext/mysql/php_mysql.c php-4.3.4_new/ext/mysql/php_mysql.c
--- php-4.3.4/ext/mysql/php_mysql.c	2003-09-23 02:28:09.000000000 +0300
+++ php-4.3.4_new/ext/mysql/php_mysql.c	2004-03-31 13:26:04.000000000 +0300
@@ -668,6 +668,8 @@
 			if (connect_timeout != -1)
 				mysql_options(&mysql->conn, MYSQL_OPT_CONNECT_TIMEOUT, (const char *)&connect_timeout);
 
+			mysql_options(&mysql->conn,MYSQL_READ_DEFAULT_GROUP,"client");
+
 			if (mysql_real_connect(&mysql->conn, host, user, passwd, NULL, port, socket, client_flags)==NULL) {
 #else
 			if (mysql_connect(&mysql->conn, host, user, passwd)==NULL) {
@@ -773,6 +775,8 @@
 		if (connect_timeout != -1)
 				mysql_options(&mysql->conn, MYSQL_OPT_CONNECT_TIMEOUT, (const char *)&connect_timeout);
 
+		mysql_options(&mysql->conn,MYSQL_READ_DEFAULT_GROUP,"client");
+
 		if (mysql_real_connect(&mysql->conn, host, user, passwd, NULL, port, socket, client_flags)==NULL) {
 #else
 		if (mysql_connect(&mysql->conn, host, user, passwd)==NULL) {