PDO_IBM DSN
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PDO_IBM DSN — Connecting to IBM databases
Description
The PDO_IBM Data Source Name (DSN) is based on the IBM CLI DSN. The major
components of the PDO_IBM DSN are:
-
DSN prefix
-
The DSN prefix is ibm:
.
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DSN
-
The DSN can be any of the following:
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a) Data source setup using db2cli.ini
or odbc.ini
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b) Catalogued database name i.e. database alias in the DB2 client
catalog
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c) Complete connection string in the following format:
DRIVER={IBM DB2 ODBC DRIVER};DATABASE=database
;HOSTNAME=hostname
;PORT=port
;PROTOCOL=TCPIP;UID=username
;PWD=password
;
where the parameters represent the following values:
-
database
-
The name of the database.
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hostname
-
The hostname or IP address of the database server.
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port
-
The TCP/IP port on which the database is listening for
requests.
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username
-
The username with which you are connecting to the
database.
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password
-
The password with which you are connecting to the database.
Examples
Example #1 PDO_IBM DSN example using db2cli.ini
The following example shows a PDO_IBM DSN for connecting to an DB2
database cataloged as DB2_9 in db2cli.ini:
$db = new PDO("ibm:DSN=DB2_9", "", "");
[DB2_9]
Database=testdb
Protocol=tcpip
Hostname=11.22.33.444
Servicename=56789
Example #2 PDO_IBM DSN example using a connection string
The following example shows a PDO_IBM DSN for connecting to an DB2
database named testdb
using the DB2 CLI
connection string syntax.
$db = new PDO("ibm:DRIVER={IBM DB2 ODBC DRIVER};DATABASE=testdb;" .
"HOSTNAME=11.22.33.444;PORT=56789;PROTOCOL=TCPIP;", "testuser", "tespass");
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