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17.7.4.1. PDO_MYSQL DSN

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  • PDO_MYSQL DSN

    Connecting to MySQL databases

Description

The PDO_MYSQL Data Source Name (DSN) is composed of the following elements:

DSN prefix

The DSN prefix is mysql:.

host

The hostname on which the database server resides.

port

The port number where the database server is listening.

dbname

The name of the database.

unix_socket

The MySQL Unix socket (shouldn't be used with host or port).

Examples

Example 17.204. PDO_MYSQL DSN examples

The following example shows a PDO_MYSQL DSN for connecting to MySQL databases: 

mysql:host=localhost;dbname=testdb

More complete examples: 

mysql:host=localhost;port=3307;dbname=testdb
mysql:unix_socket=/tmp/mysql.sock;dbname=testdb