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connect

Syntax

 mixed connect(
       optional string $parameter1 = '',
       optional string $parameter2 = '',
       optional string $parameter3 = '',
       optional string $parameter4 = '',
       optional bool $forceNewConnection=false
       )

Description

The essential function connect() establishes a connection to a database using the provided parameters. The traditional description of the connection parameters is as follows:

Parameter 1	Parameter 2	Parameter 3	Parameter 4
$hostName	$userId	$password	$database

However the actual values of the parameters for some databases are such that the actual requirements can be confusing. See the Connection Matrix for assistance.

Usage

/*
 *  Example using MySQL 
*/
include 'adodb.inc.php';
/*
 * This is not a class below
 */
$db = newADOConnection('mysqli');
 
/*
 * Make a connection to a database on the local machine
 */
$db->connect('','user','password'.'employees');
 
/*
 * If the connection is made, $db becomes a database connection object that can be used until the script ends. 
 */

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