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v5:reference:connection:setconnectionparameter

# setConnectionParameter

##### Syntax

    From ADOdb Version 5.21.0

    void setConnectionParameter(
        string $parameterName,
        mixed $parameterValue
        )

## Description

The function `setConnectionParameter()` permits the setting of parameters before a database connection is established. This allows the specified parameters to be passed to the `connect` statement.

If used in a portable environment, parameters set in this manner should be predicated on the database provider, as unexpected results may occur if applied to the wrong database

## Usage

    /*
     * Connecting to DB2 Database
     */

    $db->setConnectionParameter('autocommit',DB2_AUTOCOMMIT_ON);
    $db->connect('database','user','password');

    /*
    * Connecting to a SQL Server database
    */
    $db->setConnectionParameter('CharacterSet','UTF-8');
    $db->connect('database','user','password');

v5/reference/connection/setconnectionparameter.txt · Last modified: 2016/01/16 16:19 by mnewnham

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