Some user guide updates
diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/database/connecting.rst b/user_guide_src/source/database/connecting.rst
index 5822ca6..9b81170 100644
--- a/user_guide_src/source/database/connecting.rst
+++ b/user_guide_src/source/database/connecting.rst
@@ -57,25 +57,28 @@
To connect manually to a desired database you can pass an array of
values::
- $config['hostname'] = "localhost";
- $config['username'] = "myusername";
- $config['password'] = "mypassword";
- $config['database'] = "mydatabase";
- $config['dbdriver'] = "mysql";
- $config['dbprefix'] = "";
- $config['pconnect'] = FALSE;
- $config['db_debug'] = TRUE;
- $config['cache_on'] = FALSE;
- $config['cachedir'] = "";
- $config['char_set'] = "utf8";
- $config['dbcollat'] = "utf8_general_ci";
+ $config['hostname'] = 'localhost';
+ $config['username'] = 'myusername';
+ $config['password'] = 'mypassword';
+ $config['database'] = 'mydatabase';
+ $config['dbdriver'] = 'mysqli';
+ $config['dbprefix'] = '';
+ $config['pconnect'] = FALSE;
+ $config['db_debug'] = TRUE;
+ $config['cache_on'] = FALSE;
+ $config['cachedir'] = '';
+ $config['char_set'] = 'utf8';
+ $config['dbcollat'] = 'utf8_general_ci';
$this->load->database($config);
For information on each of these values please see the :doc:`configuration
page <configuration>`.
-.. note:: For the PDO driver, $config['hostname'] should look like
- this: 'mysql:host=localhost'
+.. note:: For the PDO driver, you should use the $config['dsn'] setting
+ instead of 'hostname' and 'database':
+
+ |
+ | $config['dsn'] = 'mysql:host=localhost;dbname=mydatabase';
Or you can submit your database values as a Data Source Name. DSNs must
have this prototype::
@@ -149,5 +152,4 @@
::
- $this->db->close();
-
+ $this->db->close();
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