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DB::connect()

DB::connect() -- Connects to a database

Synopsis

object connect (mixed $dsn [, array $options = array()])

Description

Creates a new DB connection object and connect to the specified database

Parameter

string or array $dsn

Data Source Name. String formats are described in the DSN section while array formats are covered in the "Intro - Connect" section.

array $options

An optional argument can contain runtime configuration settings for this package. See setOption() for more information on the available settings.

Return value

object - a new DB object or a DB_Error object on failure

Throws

Table 33-1. Possible PEAR_Error values

Error codeError messageReasonSolution
DB_ERROR_NOT_FOUND not found The database specific class was not found. Check the $dsn and make sure to have an complete installation of the DB-package and that you database is supported by DB.

Note

This function should be called statically.

See

disconnect(), "Intro - Connect"

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