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Diffstat (limited to 'user_guide_src/source/database')
| -rw-r--r-- | user_guide_src/source/database/connecting.rst | 6 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | user_guide_src/source/database/helpers.rst | 6 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | user_guide_src/source/database/queries.rst | 17 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | user_guide_src/source/database/utilities.rst | 6 |
4 files changed, 31 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/database/connecting.rst b/user_guide_src/source/database/connecting.rst index a834cc0f7..fb4524116 100644 --- a/user_guide_src/source/database/connecting.rst +++ b/user_guide_src/source/database/connecting.rst @@ -122,6 +122,12 @@ return the database object. | $DB1->result(); | etc... +.. note:: You don't need to create separate database configurations if you + only need to use a different database on the same connection. You + can switch to a different database when you need to, like this: + + | $this->db->db_select($database2_name); + Reconnecting / Keeping the Connection Alive =========================================== diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/database/helpers.rst b/user_guide_src/source/database/helpers.rst index 7ea19e9f6..e8a5ac801 100644 --- a/user_guide_src/source/database/helpers.rst +++ b/user_guide_src/source/database/helpers.rst @@ -7,9 +7,9 @@ $this->db->insert_id() The insert ID number when performing database inserts. -.. note:: If using the PDO driver with PostgreSQL, this function requires - a $name parameter, which specifies the appropriate sequence to check - for the insert id. +.. note:: If using the PDO driver with PostgreSQL, or using the Interbase + driver, this function requires a $name parameter, which specifies the + appropriate sequence to check for the insert id. $this->db->affected_rows() =========================== diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/database/queries.rst b/user_guide_src/source/database/queries.rst index 971d5d61d..15a73614a 100644 --- a/user_guide_src/source/database/queries.rst +++ b/user_guide_src/source/database/queries.rst @@ -112,3 +112,20 @@ The secondary benefit of using binds is that the values are automatically escaped, producing safer queries. You don't have to remember to manually escape data; the engine does it automatically for you. + +*************** +Handling Errors +*************** + +$this->db->error(); +=================== + +If you need to get the last error that has occured, the error() method +will return an array containing its code and message. Here's a quick +example:: + + if ( ! $this->db->simple_query('SELECT `example_field` FROM `example_table`')) + { + $error = $this->db->error(); // Has keys 'code' and 'message' + } + diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/database/utilities.rst b/user_guide_src/source/database/utilities.rst index b0920109f..3805ffb87 100644 --- a/user_guide_src/source/database/utilities.rst +++ b/user_guide_src/source/database/utilities.rst @@ -161,7 +161,11 @@ $this->dbutil->backup() Permits you to backup your full database or individual tables. The backup data can be compressed in either Zip or Gzip format. -.. note:: This features is only available for MySQL databases. +.. note:: This features is only available for MySQL and Interbase/Firebird databases. + +.. note:: For Interbase/Firebird databases, the backup file name is the only parameter. + + Eg. $this->dbutil->backup('db_backup_filename'); .. note:: Due to the limited execution time and memory available to PHP, backing up very large databases may not be possible. If your database is |