DB::connect()DB::connect() -- Connects to a database 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 code | Error message | Reason | Solution |
|---|
| 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.
|
NoteThis function should be called
statically. |
