DB::connect()

DB::connect() -- Connects to a database

Synopsis

object connect ( mixed $dsn , array $options = array() )

Creates a new DB connection object and connect to the specified database

string or array $dsn: Data Source Name. String formats are described in the DSN section while array formats are covered in the "Intro - Connect" section.

array $options: An optional argument can contain runtime configuration settings for this package. See setOption() for more information on the available settings.

object - a new DB object or a DB_Error object on failure

Possible PEAR_Error values

Error code	Error message	Reason	Solution
DB_ERROR_NOT_FOUND	not found	The database specific class was not found.	Check the `$dsn` and make sure to have an complete installation of the `DB-package` and that you database is supported by DB.

This function should be called statically.