LPC Library Functions: db_connect

NAME

db_connect() - connect to a SQL database

SYNOPSIS

int db_connect( string host, string database )

DESCRIPTION

db_connect() creates a database connection to the database on host 'host' with the name 'database'. Note that this means you can connect to database servers running on machines other than the one on which the mud is running. It will connect based on settings established at compile time for the user id and password (if required).

If successful, db_connect() returns a new database handle.

Note that this efun is only available if the driver flag PACKAGE_DB is defined.

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