Re: [Fwd: [PHP] Re: [PHP-PEAR] adding frontbase driver to DB abstraction class]

Monte Ohrt wrote: > > "Stig S. Bakken" wrote: > > > > On Tue, 12 Sep 2000, Monte Ohrt wrote: > > > > | Hi, > > | > > | I'd like to add a frontbase driver to the database abstraction class. > > | The frontbase function syntax is almost exactly like mysql, so copying > > | mysql.php to frontbase.php and search & replace mysql with fbsql will > > | mostly do the trick. However, frontbase has the capability of putting a > > | password on the database itself as well as a password for each user. How > > | would this be accomodated? > > | > > | > > | Maybe an optional password could be appended to the database name like > > | so: > > | > > | phptype(dbsyntax)://username:password@protocol+hostspec/database:dbpassword > > | > > | > > | see http://www.frontbase.com, the php drivers are on the > > download page. > > > > This syntax is ok as long as no databases let you have ":" in a database > > name? > > > > Well, it looks like the assumption has already been made that usernames > cannot contain semicolons, so would database names follow suit? I don't know. I'll ask on php-db. - Stig