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MDB::connect()

MDB::connect() -- connects to database

Synopsis

require_once 'MDB.php';

object MDB::connect (string $dsn, boolean [$options = FALSE])

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

string $dsn: Data Source Name. See the "DSN" section for further information.
boolean $options: If $options is TRUE the connection will be persistent (requires support by database driver). Default is FALSE. In future releases, this parameter will be an array and take different options depending on the database.

object - the created MDB connection object, or a MDB_Error object on error.

Table 21-1. Possible PEAR_Error values

Error code	Error message	Reason	Solution
`MDB_ERROR_NOT_FOUND`	`NULL`	The database specific class was not found.	Check the `$dsn` and make sure to have an complete installation of the `MDB-package` and that you database is supported by MDB.

This function should be called statically.

MDB::disconnect() , Tutorial - Connect()

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