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@@ -121,6 +121,8 @@ $this->load->database(<samp>$config</samp>);</code>
<p>For information on each of these values please see the <a href="configuration.html">configuration page</a>.</p>
+<p class="important"><strong>Note:</strong> For the PDO driver, $config['hostname'] should look like this: 'mysql:host=localhost'</p>
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<p>Or you can submit your database values as a Data Source Name. DSNs must have this prototype:</p>
<code>$dsn = 'dbdriver://username:password@hostname/database';<br />