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66<h1>Database Configuration</h1>
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68<p>Code Igniter has a config file that lets you store your database connection values (username, password, database name, etc.).
69The config file is located at:
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73<p>The config settings are stored in a multi-dimensional array with this prototype:</p>
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75<code>$db['default']['hostname'] = "localhost";<br />
76$db['default']['username'] = "root";<br />
77$db['default']['password'] = "";<br />
78$db['default']['database'] = "database_name";<br />
79$db['default']['dbdriver'] = "mysql";<br />
80$db['default']['dbprefix'] = "";<br />
81$db['default']['pconnect'] = TRUE;<br />
82$db['default']['db_debug'] = FALSE;<br />
83$db['default']['active_r'] = TRUE;</code>
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85<p>The reason we use a multi-dimensional array rather than a more simple one is to permit you to optionally store
86multiple sets of connection values. If, for example, you run multiple environments (development, production, test, etc.)
87under a single installation, you can set up a connection group for each, then switch between groups as needed.
88For example, to set up a "test" environment you would do this:</p>
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90<code>$db['test']['hostname'] = "localhost";<br />
91$db['test']['username'] = "root";<br />
92$db['test']['password'] = "";<br />
93$db['test']['database'] = "database_name";<br />
94$db['test']['dbdriver'] = "mysql";<br />
95$db['test']['dbprefix'] = "";<br />
96$db['test']['pconnect'] = TRUE;<br />
97$db['test']['db_debug'] = FALSE;<br />
98$db['test']['active_r'] = TRUE;</code>
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101<p>Then, to globally tell the system to use that group you would set this variable located in the config file:</p>
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103<code>$active_group = "test";</code>
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105<p>Note: The name "test" is arbitrary. It can be anything you want. By default we've used the word "default"
106for the primary connection, but it too can be renamed to something more relevant to your project.</p>
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108<h3>Explanation of Values:</h3>
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111<li><strong>hostname</strong> - The hostname of your database server. Often this is "localhost".</li>
112<li><strong>username</strong> - The username used to connect to the database.</li>
113<li><strong>password</strong> - The password used to connect to the database.</li>
114<li><strong>database</strong> - The name of the database you want to connect to.</li>
115<li><strong>dbdriver</strong> - The database type. ie: mysql, postgre, obdc, etc. Must be specified in lower case.</li>
116<li><strong>dbprefix</strong> - An optional table prefix which will added to the table name when running <a href="active_record.html">Active Record</a> queries. This permits multiple Code Igniter installations to share one database.</li>
117<li><strong>pconnect</strong> - TRUE/FALSE (boolean) - Whether to use a persistent connection.</li>
118<li><strong>db_debug</strong> - TRUE/FALSE (boolean) - Whether database errors should be displayed.</li>
119<li><strong>active_r</strong> - TRUE/FALSE (boolean) - Whether to load the <a href="active_record.html">Active Record Class</a>. If you are not using the active record class you can have it omitted when the database classes are initialized in order to utilize less resources.</li>
120<li><strong>port</strong> - The database port number. Currently only used with the Postgre driver.</li>
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123<p class="important"><strong>Note:</strong> Depending on what database platform you are using (MySQL, Postgre, etc.)
124not all values will be needed. For example, when using SQLite you will not need to supply a username or password, and
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