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diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/database/configuration.rst b/user_guide_src/source/database/configuration.rst index 3f3bae336..34cefffbd 100644 --- a/user_guide_src/source/database/configuration.rst +++ b/user_guide_src/source/database/configuration.rst @@ -12,26 +12,46 @@ it the respective environment config folder. The config settings are stored in a multi-dimensional array with this prototype:: - $db['default']['hostname'] = "localhost"; - $db['default']['username'] = "root"; - $db['default']['password'] = ""; - $db['default']['database'] = "database_name"; - $db['default']['dbdriver'] = "mysql"; - $db['default']['dbprefix'] = ""; - $db['default']['pconnect'] = TRUE; - $db['default']['db_debug'] = FALSE; - $db['default']['cache_on'] = FALSE; - $db['default']['cachedir'] = ""; - $db['default']['char_set'] = "utf8"; - $db['default']['dbcollat'] = "utf8_general_ci"; - $db['default']['swap_pre'] = ""; - $db['default']['autoinit'] = TRUE; - $db['default']['stricton'] = FALSE; - -If you use PDO as your dbdriver, you can specify the full DSN string describe a connection to the database like this:: - + $db['default'] = array( + 'dsn' => '', + 'hostname' => 'localhost', + 'username' => 'root', + 'password' => '', + 'database' => 'database_name', + 'dbdriver' => 'mysqli', + 'dbprefix' => '', + 'pconnect' => TRUE, + 'db_debug' => TRUE, + 'cache_on' => FALSE, + 'cachedir' => '', + 'char_set' => 'utf8', + 'dbcollat' => 'utf8_general_ci', + 'swap_pre' => '', + 'autoinit' => TRUE, + 'encrypt' => FALSE, + 'compress' => FALSE, + 'stricton' => FALSE, + 'failover' => array() + ); + +Some database drivers (such as PDO, PostgreSQL, Oracle, ODBC) might +require a full DSN string to be provided. If that is the case, you +should use the 'dsn' configuration setting, as if you're using the +driver's underlying native PHP extension, like this:: + + // PDO $db['default']['dsn'] = 'pgsql:host=localhost;port=5432;dbname=database_name'; + // Oracle + $db['default']['dsn'] = '//localhost/XE'; + +.. note:: If you do not specify a DSN string for a driver that requires it, CodeIgniter + will try to build it with the rest of the provided settings. + +.. note:: If you provide a DSN string and it is missing some valid settings (e.g. the + database character set), which are present in the rest of the configuration + fields, CodeIgniter will append them. + 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:: @@ -41,7 +61,7 @@ These failovers can be specified by setting the failover for a connection like t 'username' => '', 'password' => '', 'database' => '', - 'dbdriver' => 'mysql', + 'dbdriver' => 'mysqli', 'dbprefix' => '', 'pconnect' => TRUE, 'db_debug' => TRUE, @@ -51,6 +71,8 @@ These failovers can be specified by setting the failover for a connection like t 'dbcollat' => 'utf8_general_ci', 'swap_pre' => '', 'autoinit' => TRUE, + 'encrypt' => FALSE, + 'compress' => FALSE, 'stricton' => FALSE ), array( @@ -58,7 +80,7 @@ These failovers can be specified by setting the failover for a connection like t 'username' => '', 'password' => '', 'database' => '', - 'dbdriver' => 'mysql', + 'dbdriver' => 'mysqli', 'dbprefix' => '', 'pconnect' => TRUE, 'db_debug' => TRUE, @@ -68,6 +90,8 @@ These failovers can be specified by setting the failover for a connection like t 'dbcollat' => 'utf8_general_ci', 'swap_pre' => '', 'autoinit' => TRUE, + 'encrypt' => FALSE, + 'compress' => FALSE, 'stricton' => FALSE ) ); @@ -81,46 +105,52 @@ production, test, etc.) under a single installation, you can set up a connection group for each, then switch between groups as needed. For example, to set up a "test" environment you would do this:: - $db['test']['hostname'] = "localhost"; - $db['test']['username'] = "root"; - $db['test']['password'] = ""; - $db['test']['database'] = "database_name"; - $db['test']['dbdriver'] = "mysql"; - $db['test']['dbprefix'] = ""; - $db['test']['pconnect'] = TRUE; - $db['test']['db_debug'] = FALSE; - $db['test']['cache_on'] = FALSE; - $db['test']['cachedir'] = ""; - $db['test']['char_set'] = "utf8"; - $db['test']['dbcollat'] = "utf8_general_ci"; - $db['test']['swap_pre'] = ""; - $db['test']['autoinit'] = TRUE; - $db['test']['stricton'] = FALSE; + $db['test'] = array( + 'dsn' => '', + 'hostname' => 'localhost', + 'username' => 'root', + 'password' => '', + 'database' => 'database_name', + 'dbdriver' => 'mysqli', + 'dbprefix' => '', + 'pconnect' => TRUE, + 'db_debug' => TRUE, + 'cache_on' => FALSE, + 'cachedir' => '', + 'char_set' => 'utf8', + 'dbcollat' => 'utf8_general_ci', + 'swap_pre' => '', + 'autoinit' => TRUE, + 'compress' => FALSE, + 'encrypt' => FALSE, + 'stricton' => FALSE, + 'failover' => array() + ); Then, to globally tell the system to use that group you would set this variable located in the config file:: - $active_group = "test"; + $active_group = 'test'; -Note: The name "test" is arbitrary. It can be anything you want. By -default we've used the word "default" for the primary connection, but it -too can be renamed to something more relevant to your project. +.. note:: The name 'test' is arbitrary. It can be anything you want. By + default we've used the word "default" for the primary connection, + but it too can be renamed to something more relevant to your project. -Active Record +Query Builder ------------- -The :doc:`Active Record Class <active_record>` is globally enabled or -disabled by setting the $active_record variable in the database +The :doc:`Query Builder Class <query_builder>` is globally enabled or +disabled by setting the $query_builder variable in the database configuration file to TRUE/FALSE (boolean). If you are not using the -active record class, setting it to FALSE will utilize fewer resources +query builder class, setting it to FALSE will utilize fewer resources when the database classes are initialized. :: - $active_record = TRUE; + $query_builder = TRUE; -.. note:: that some CodeIgniter classes such as Sessions require Active - Records be enabled to access certain functionality. +.. note:: that some CodeIgniter classes such as Sessions require Query + Builder to be enabled to access certain functionality. Explanation of Values: ---------------------- @@ -128,13 +158,14 @@ Explanation of Values: ====================== ================================================================================================== Name Config Description ====================== ================================================================================================== -**hostname** The hostname of your database server. Often this is "localhost". +**dsn** The DSN connect string (an all-in-one configuration sequence). +**hostname** The hostname of your database server. Often this is 'localhost'. **username** The username used to connect to the database. **password** The password used to connect to the database. **database** The name of the database you want to connect to. -**dbdriver** The database type. ie: mysql, postgre, odbc, etc. Must be specified in lower case. +**dbdriver** The database type. ie: mysqli, postgre, odbc, etc. Must be specified in lower case. **dbprefix** An optional table prefix which will added to the table name when running :doc: - `Active Record <active_record>` queries. This permits multiple CodeIgniter installations + `Query Builder <query_builder>` queries. This permits multiple CodeIgniter installations to share one database. **pconnect** TRUE/FALSE (boolean) - Whether to use a persistent connection. **db_debug** TRUE/FALSE (boolean) - Whether database errors should be displayed. @@ -144,30 +175,26 @@ Explanation of Values: **char_set** The character set used in communicating with the database. **dbcollat** The character collation used in communicating with the database - .. note:: For MySQL and MySQLi databases, this setting is only used - as a backup if your server is running PHP < 5.2.3 or MySQL < 5.0.7 - (and in table creation queries made with DB Forge). There is an - incompatibility in PHP with mysql_real_escape_string() which can - make your site vulnerable to SQL injection if you are using a - multi-byte character set and are running versions lower than these. - Sites using Latin-1 or UTF-8 database character set and collation are - unaffected. + .. note:: Only used in the 'mysql' and 'mysqli' drivers. **swap_pre** A default table prefix that should be swapped with dbprefix. This is useful for distributed applications where you might run manually written queries, and need the prefix to still be customizable by the end user. **autoinit** Whether or not to automatically connect to the database when the library loads. If set to false, the connection will take place prior to executing the first query. +**schema** The database schema, defaults to 'public'. Used by PostgreSQL and ODBC drivers. +**encrypt** Whether or not to use an encrypted connection. +**compress** Whether or not to use client compression (MySQL only). **stricton** TRUE/FALSE (boolean) - Whether to force "Strict Mode" connections, good for ensuring strict SQL while developing an application. **port** The database port number. To use this value you have to add a line to the database config array. :: - - $db['default']['port'] = 5432; + + $db['default']['port'] = 5432; ====================== ================================================================================================== .. note:: Depending on what database platform you are using (MySQL, PostgreSQL, etc.) not all values will be needed. For example, when using SQLite you will not need to supply a username or password, and the database name will be the path to your database file. The information above assumes - you are using MySQL. + you are using MySQL.
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