note 115509 added to pdo.getavailabledrivers

Since the method is a static, one practice is using it to check whether a specific server database driver is available and configured correctly with PDO before establishing the connection: <?php try { if (!in_array("mysql",PDO::getAvailableDrivers(),TRUE)) { throw new PDOException ("Cannot work without a proper database setting up"); } } catch (PDOException $pdoEx) { echo "Database Error .. Details :<br /> {$pdoEx->getMessage()}"; } ?> or to check for any driver in general: <?php if (empty(PDO::getAvailableDrivers())) { throw new PDOException ("PDO does not support any driver."); } ?> ---- Server IP: 72.52.91.14 Probable Submitter: 2.89.203.60 ---- Manual Page -- http://php.net/manual/en/pdo.getavailabledrivers.php Edit -- https://master.php.net/note/edit/115509 Del: integrated -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/115509/integrated Del: useless -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/115509/useless Del: bad code -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/115509/bad+code Del: spam -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/115509/spam Del: non-english -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/115509/non-english Del: in docs -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/115509/in+docs Del: other reasons-- https://master.php.net/note/delete/115509 Reject -- https://master.php.net/note/reject/115509 Search -- https://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php