PDO_ODBC DSN
(PECL PDO_ODBC >= 0.1.0)
PDO_ODBC DSN — Connecting to ODBC or DB2 databases
Description
The PDO_ODBC Data Source Name (DSN) is composed of the following elements:
- DSN prefix
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The DSN prefix is
odbc:. If you are connecting to a database cataloged in the ODBC driver manager or the DB2 catalog, you can append the cataloged name of the database to the DSN. - DSN
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The name of the database as cataloged in the ODBC driver manager or the DB2 catalog. Alternately, you can provide a complete ODBC connection string to connect to a database as described at » http://www.connectionstrings.com/.
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UID -
The name of the user for the connection. If you specify the user name in the DSN, PDO ignores the value of the user name argument in the PDO constructor.
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PWD -
The password of the user for the connection. If you specify the password in the DSN, PDO ignores the value of the password argument in the PDO constructor.
Examples
Example #1 PDO_ODBC DSN example (ODBC driver manager)
The following example shows a PDO_ODBC DSN for connecting to an ODBC database cataloged as testdb in the ODBC driver manager:
odbc:testdb
Example #2 PDO_ODBC DSN example (IBM DB2 uncataloged connection)
The following example shows a PDO_ODBC DSN for connecting to
an IBM DB2 database named SAMPLE using the full
ODBC DSN syntax:
odbc:DRIVER={IBM DB2 ODBC DRIVER};HOSTNAME=localhost;PORT=50000;DATABASE=SAMPLE;PROTOCOL=TCPIP;UID=db2inst1;PWD=ibmdb2;
Example #3 PDO_ODBC DSN example (Microsoft Access uncataloged connection)
The following example shows a PDO_ODBC DSN for connecting to
a Microsoft Access database stored at C:\db.mdb using the full
ODBC DSN syntax:
odbc:Driver={Microsoft Access Driver (*.mdb)};Dbq=C:\\db.mdb;Uid=Admin
