database constructor

The constructor for the database class.

Syntax

void database ( [ string $host ] , string $user, string $pass, string $db [, string $prefix
                                              [, string $driver [, string $nullDate ]]] )

$host

is the URL of the system that is hosting the database.  Usually 'localhost'.  This parameter is optional and if omitted will default to 'localhost'.

$user

is the username required to connect to the database.

$pass

is the password associated with $user to be used to connect to the database.

$db

is the name of the database.

$prefix

is the string that will be prefixed to all table names.  From Joomla 1.1 this parameter is optional and if omitted will default to 'mos_'.

$driver

is the database driver name.  This parameter is optional and if omitted will default to an empty string.  This parameter was introduced in Joomla 1.1.

$nullDate

is the string to be used to represent a null date. This parameter is optional and if omitted will default to the null date string defined in the $mosConfig_zero_date entry in the Joomla configuration file.  This parameter was introduced in Joomla 1.1.

Examples

Example:

$host = 'localhost';
$user = 'joomlauser';
$password = 'itsasecret';
$dbase = 'test';
$dbprefix = 'jos_';
$db = new database( $host, $user, $password, $dbase, $dbprefix );

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