commit 97bc010749830b183fffa7c5faf29744c095864e
author Derek Jones <derek.jones@ellislab.com> Wed May 14 15:01:50 2008 +0000
committer Derek Jones <derek.jones@ellislab.com> Wed May 14 15:01:50 2008 +0000
tree c98b36a2199963ca720e2d6c819febde90edbc0f
parent 454fa7e0039689ca480eb6ef999d3fa753f5f875

fixed bug #3419 where the 'database' setting for DSN connections was using the host portion of the URL instead of the path.

Added ability to set other db config values in DSN connections via query string

user_guide/database/connecting.html

diff --git a/user_guide/database/connecting.html b/user_guide/database/connecting.html
index ee2d8c0..bc4b2e7 100644
--- a/user_guide/database/connecting.html
+++ b/user_guide/database/connecting.html
@@ -117,8 +117,11 @@
 <br />

 $this->load->database(<samp>$dsn</samp>);</code>

 

-<p>Note that if you use a DSN you will not be able to specify some of the default values like you can if you use a connection array.</p>

+<p>To override default config values when connecting with a DSN string, add the config variables as a query string.</p>

 

+<code>$dsn = 'dbdriver://username:password@hostname/database?char_set=utf8&amp;dbcollat=utf8_general_ci&amp;cache_on=true&amp;cachedir=/path/to/cache';<br />

+<br />

+$this->load->database(<samp>$dsn</samp>);</code>

 

 <h2>Connecting to Multiple Databases</h2>