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, ordblib:if PDO_DBLIB was linked against the FreeTDS libraries. -
host -
The hostname on which the database server resides. Defaults to 127.0.0.1.
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dbname -
The name of the database.
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charset -
The client character set.
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appname -
The application name (used in sysprocesses). Defaults to "PHP Generic DB-lib" or "PHP freetds".
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secure -
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
