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diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/changelog.rst b/user_guide_src/source/changelog.rst index 979755c06..5c7fd8d59 100644 --- a/user_guide_src/source/changelog.rst +++ b/user_guide_src/source/changelog.rst @@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ Release Date: Not Released $this->db->like() in the :doc:`Database Driver <database/active_record>`. - Added $this->db->insert_batch() support to the OCI8 (Oracle) driver. + - Added failover if the main connections in the config should fail - Libraries diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/database/configuration.rst b/user_guide_src/source/database/configuration.rst index 687f0d920..a6bfc8979 100644 --- a/user_guide_src/source/database/configuration.rst +++ b/user_guide_src/source/database/configuration.rst @@ -28,6 +28,28 @@ prototype:: $db['default']['autoinit'] = TRUE; $db['default']['stricton'] = FALSE; +You can also specify failovers for the situation when the main connection cannot connect for some reason. +These failovers can be specified by setting the failover for a connection like this:: + + $db['default']['failover'][0]['hostname'] = 'localhost1'; + $db['default']['failover'][0]['username'] = ''; + $db['default']['failover'][0]['password'] = ''; + $db['default']['failover'][0]['database'] = ''; + $db['default']['failover'][0]['dbdriver'] = 'mysql'; + $db['default']['failover'][0]['dbprefix'] = ''; + $db['default']['failover'][0]['pconnect'] = TRUE; + $db['default']['failover'][0]['db_debug'] = TRUE; + $db['default']['failover'][0]['cache_on'] = FALSE; + $db['default']['failover'][0]['cachedir'] = ''; + $db['default']['failover'][0]['char_set'] = 'utf8'; + $db['default']['failover'][0]['dbcollat'] = 'utf8_general_ci'; + $db['default']['failover'][0]['swap_pre'] = ''; + $db['default']['failover'][0]['autoinit'] = TRUE; + $db['default']['failover'][0]['stricton'] = FALSE; + $db['default']['failover'][0]['failover'] = array(); + +You can specify as much failovers as you like. + The reason we use a multi-dimensional array rather than a more simple one is to permit you to optionally store multiple sets of connection values. If, for example, you run multiple environments (development, |