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diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/database/configuration.rst b/user_guide_src/source/database/configuration.rst index 4f88c25ab..3f3bae336 100644 --- a/user_guide_src/source/database/configuration.rst +++ b/user_guide_src/source/database/configuration.rst @@ -28,6 +28,10 @@ prototype:: $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']['dsn'] = 'pgsql:host=localhost;port=5432;dbname=database_name'; + 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:: @@ -128,7 +132,7 @@ Explanation of Values: **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, postgres, odbc, etc. Must be specified in lower case. +**dbdriver** The database type. ie: mysql, 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 to share one database. @@ -162,8 +166,8 @@ Explanation of Values: $db['default']['port'] = 5432; ====================== ================================================================================================== -.. note:: Depending on what database platform you are using (MySQL, - Postgres, 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. +.. 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. |