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| -rw-r--r-- | user_guide/database/connecting.html | 5 |
1 files changed, 4 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/user_guide/database/connecting.html b/user_guide/database/connecting.html index ee2d8c08f..bc4b2e7e7 100644 --- a/user_guide/database/connecting.html +++ b/user_guide/database/connecting.html @@ -117,8 +117,11 @@ $this->load->database(<samp>$config</samp>);</code> <br />
$this->load->database(<samp>$dsn</samp>);</code>
-<p>Note that if you use a DSN you will not be able to specify some of the default values like you can if you use a connection array.</p>
+<p>To override default config values when connecting with a DSN string, add the config variables as a query string.</p>
+<code>$dsn = 'dbdriver://username:password@hostname/database?char_set=utf8&dbcollat=utf8_general_ci&cache_on=true&cachedir=/path/to/cache';<br />
+<br />
+$this->load->database(<samp>$dsn</samp>);</code>
<h2>Connecting to Multiple Databases</h2>
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