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====== connect ====== | ====== connect ====== | ||
+ | ~~NOTOC~~ | ||
<WRAP right box> | <WRAP right box> | ||
== See Also == | == See Also == | ||
- | [[database: | + | [[v5:database: |
== Syntax == | == Syntax == | ||
- | mixed connect( | + | bool connect( |
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</ | </ | ||
===== Description ===== | ===== Description ===== | ||
- | The essential function '' | + | |
+ | The essential function '' | ||
+ | |||
+ | Since ADOdb 5.21,0, some database drivers support the use of [[v5: | ||
+ | |||
+ | The traditional description of the connection parameters is as follows: | ||
^ Parameter 1 ^ Parameter 2 ^ Parameter 3 ^ Parameter 4 ^ | ^ Parameter 1 ^ Parameter 2 ^ Parameter 3 ^ Parameter 4 ^ | ||
| $hostName | | $hostName | ||
- | However the actual values of the parameters for some databases are such that the actual requirements can be confusing. See the [[database:connection_parameter_matrix|Connection | + | However the actual values of the parameters for some databases are such that the actual requirements can be confusing. See the [[v5:database:connection_matrix|Connection Matrix]] for assistance. |
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+ | If the connection is made, $db becomes a database connection object that can be used until the script ends. | ||
+ | |||
+ | === Return value === | ||
+ | |||
+ | The method returns //true// if the connection was successfully established, | ||
+ | |||
+ | To debug the connection, set the value '' | ||
+ | ------------------------------------------ | ||
+ | ===== Usage ===== | ||
+ | <code php> | ||
+ | /* | ||
+ | | ||
+ | */ | ||
+ | include ' | ||
+ | /* | ||
+ | * This is not a class below | ||
+ | */ | ||
+ | $db = newADOConnection(' | ||
+ | |||
+ | /* | ||
+ | * Make a connection to a database on the local machine | ||
+ | */ | ||
+ | $db-> | ||
+ | |||
+ | </ |
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