PDO_ODBC DSN
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PDO_ODBC DSN — Connecting to ODBC or DB2 databases
Description
The PDO_ODBC Data Source Name (DSN) is composed of the following elements:
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DSN prefix
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The DSN prefix is odbc:
. If you are connecting
to a database cataloged in the ODBC driver manager or the DB2 catalog,
you can append the cataloged name of the database to the DSN.
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DSN
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The name of the database as cataloged in the ODBC driver manager or
the DB2 catalog. Alternately, you can provide a complete ODBC
connection string to connect to a database as described at
» http://www.connectionstrings.com/.
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UID
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The name of the user for the connection. If you specify the user name
in the DSN, PDO ignores the value of the user name argument in the
PDO constructor.
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PWD
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The password of the user for the connection. If you specify the
password in the DSN, PDO ignores the value of the password argument
in the PDO constructor.
Examples
Example #1 PDO_ODBC DSN example (ODBC driver manager)
The following example shows a PDO_ODBC DSN for connecting to
an ODBC database cataloged as testdb in the ODBC driver manager:
Example #2 PDO_ODBC DSN example (IBM DB2 uncataloged connection)
The following example shows a PDO_ODBC DSN for connecting to
an IBM DB2 database named SAMPLE
using the full
ODBC DSN syntax:
odbc:DRIVER={IBM DB2 ODBC DRIVER};HOSTNAME=localhost;PORT=50000;DATABASE=SAMPLE;PROTOCOL=TCPIP;UID=db2inst1;PWD=ibmdb2;
Example #3 PDO_ODBC DSN example (Microsoft Access uncataloged connection)
The following example shows a PDO_ODBC DSN for connecting to
a Microsoft Access database stored at C:\db.mdb
using the full
ODBC DSN syntax:
odbc:Driver={Microsoft Access Driver (*.mdb)};Dbq=C:\\db.mdb;Uid=Admin
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