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    Databases

    Roxen contains a generic database API, which is used to connect to a number of different SQL databases, through either a native or an ODBC driver. The native drivers are compiled into Pike.

    Each database is then accessed trough a database URL with the format: driver://user:password@host[:port]/database. For example mysql://test:Test password@mysqlhost.roxen.com/test.

    To check the database connectivity use the SQL tag module located in the database section, and configure a database path.


    SQL tag module

    If everything works the information tab will give information about which database you are connected to.

    If everything does not work the information tab will give an error message. For example if could not find the correct driver.


    No driver found

    Or if it could connect to the database server, but the user name, password or database was wrong.


    Wrong password

    The database support can be used for many things within Roxen. The most common usage is to use RXML tags to produce output from a database. But other modules use the database connectivity as well. Usually you enter the whole database URL when you configure modules. But you don't really want to do that in each web page. Therefore the SQL Databases module can be used to give symbolic names to database URLs. In the pages it is only necessary to use the symbolic name. If the database moves it won't be necessary to change any pages.


    Pike module list

    To find out which database drivers are available in your Pike, use the Pike module list task under the Tasks tab. The available database drivers will be shown under Features.

    Mysql

    Native support, mysql://user:password@host:port/database. If the driver is compiled into your Pike you don't need to do anything further.

    Msql

    Native support, msql://user:password@host:port/database.

    Postgres

    Native support postgres://user:password@host:port/database.

    ODBC

    ODBC is configured through a .odbc.ini file. The file is either found in the Roxen user's home directory or with the ODBCINI environment variable.

    The .odbc.ini file can contain configurations for several databases. The syntax is as follows:


    [name]
    Driver = path
    option = value
    ...

    Name is a name set, that will be used to refer to this database. Driver is the path to the ODBC driver, in the form of a dynamic library. Option is various options that will be forwarded to the driver. Available options vary between drivers. Usual options include the network location of the database manager as well as the name and password of the database user.


    [toronto_wp]
    # white paper of metro Toronto
    Driver = /usr/lib/odbc/oracle.so
    <...>

    [netnews]
    # NNTP netnews group
    Driver = /usr/lib/odbc/nnodbc.so
    Server = news.empress.com

    [rnd_test]
    # data source for R&D test
    Driver = /home/r_d/odbc/empodbc.so
    URL = empodbc://rnd.empress.com:6322/rnd_test/testdb

    The database URL for a ODBC database differs because you specify the name given to the database instead of the host name and port. Thus an odbc database URL looks like this: odbc://username:password@name/database.

    Oracle

    Oracle is supported through a native driver which I should know something about.

    Sybase

    Sybase is supported through a native driver. It is not fun at all.

    Informix

    Informix is supported through a native driver.

    Mimer

    Mimer is supported through its ODBC driver.