function message($location,$line,$status,$message){

$line = str_pad($line,3,'0',STR_PAD_LEFT);
$message = '['.$line.'-'.$status.']'.' - '.$message.'.';
$dberror = '['.__LINE__.'-'.'E'.']'.' - '.'Error-log table insert failed: '.mysql_error().'.';

$file = fopen('../log/error-log.txt','at'); // write errors to this flat file before database is opened or if database or tables can not be accessed.

 switch ($location) {
case 'db': // write to database table error-log.
$query = mysql_query('INSERT INTO `error-log` (Message) VALUES ("'.CheckField($message).'")'); // CheckField escapes any special characters before being inserted into the database table.

if(!$query){
if($file)fwrite($file,$dberror.'\n');
if($file)fwrite($file,$message.'\n');
}
break;

case 'fl': // write to error-log flat file.
if($file)fwrite($file,$message.'\n');
break;

default:
break;
}

fclose($file);
}