PDO_DBLIB DSN
(PECL PDO_DBLIB >= 0.9.0)
PDO_DBLIB DSN — Connecting to Microsoft SQL Server and Sybase databases
Description
The PDO_DBLIB Data Source Name (DSN) is composed of the following elements:
- DSN prefix
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The DSN prefix is sybase: if PDO_DBLIB was linked against the Sybase ct-lib libraries, mssql: if PDO_DBLIB was linked against the Microsoft SQL Server libraries, or dblib: if PDO_DBLIB was linked against the FreeTDS libraries.
- host
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The hostname on which the database server resides. Defaults to 127.0.0.1.
- dbname
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The name of the database.
- charset
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The client character set.
- appname
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The application name (used in sysprocesses). Defaults to "PHP Generic DB-lib" or "PHP freetds".
- secure
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Currently unused.
Examples
Example #1 PDO_DBLIB DSN examples
The following examples show a PDO_DBLIB DSN for connecting to Microsoft SQL Server and Sybase databases:
mssql:host=localhost;dbname=testdb sybase:host=localhost;dbname=testdb dblib:host=localhost;dbname=testdb
