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DB::connect()

DB::connect() -- Connects to a database

Synopsis

object DB::connect (mixed $dsn [, array $options = array()])

Creates a new DB connection object and connect to the specified database

string or array $dsn: Data Source Name. String formats are described in the DSN section while array formats are covered in the Introduction - Connect section.
array $options: An optional argument can contain runtime configuration settings for this package. See setOption() for more information on the available settings.

object - the created DB connection object. DB_Error object on failure.

Table 21-1. Possible PEAR_Error values

Error code	Error message	Reason	Solution
`DB_ERROR_NOT_FOUND`	`NULL`	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.

This function should be called statically.

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