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connect

See Also

The Connection Matrix

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.

If the connection is made, $db becomes a database connection object that can be used until the script ends. If the connection fails, the value is set to false.

To debug the connection, set the value $db→debug = true; before calling the $db→connect statement


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');
 
/*
 * 
 */
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