>> no way!!!! that would mean each user would be using the same connection to
>> the database... definitely not what you want. yes, they all connect to the
>> same database, but you don't want them sharing the connection TO the
>> database...
>
>But they all need to see the same data, so why use a different
>connection for each of them?
>(Again sorry for my ignorance, I don't come from the DBA field)

If *I* am calling AT&T customer service, and *you* are calling AT&T
customer service, can we share phones that are extensions of each
other to make the call at the same time? No, I'll get the answers
to your questions as well as my own. And you'll confuse the customer
service rep about what account you're talking about. No, we need to
talk to separate reps, or make calls at different times.

No, you can't have two web pages running at the same time share the
same connection. Not even if the queries are all strictly read-only.