PDO_MYSQL DSN
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PDO_MYSQL DSN — Connecting to MySQL databases
Description
The PDO_MYSQL Data Source Name (DSN) is composed of the following elements:
- DSN prefix
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The DSN prefix is
mysql:. - host
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The hostname on which the database server resides.
- port
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The port number where the database server is listening.
- dbname
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The name of the database.
- unix_socket
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The MySQL Unix socket (shouldn't be used with host or port).
Examples
Example#1 PDO_MYSQL DSN examples
The following example shows a PDO_MYSQL DSN for connecting to MySQL databases:
mysql:host=localhost;dbname=testdb
mysql:host=localhost;port=3307;dbname=testdb mysql:unix_socket=/tmp/mysql.sock;dbname=testdb