Runtime Configuration
The behaviour of these functions is affected by settings in php.ini.
| Name | Default | Changeable | Changelog |
|---|---|---|---|
| ibase.allow_persistent | "1" | PHP_INI_SYSTEM | |
| ibase.max_persistent | "-1" | PHP_INI_SYSTEM | |
| ibase.max_links | "-1" | PHP_INI_SYSTEM | |
| ibase.default_db | NULL | PHP_INI_SYSTEM | |
| ibase.default_user | NULL | PHP_INI_ALL | |
| ibase.default_password | NULL | PHP_INI_ALL | |
| ibase.default_charset | NULL | PHP_INI_ALL | |
| ibase.timestampformat | "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S" | PHP_INI_ALL | |
| ibase.dateformat | "%Y-%m-%d" | PHP_INI_ALL | |
| ibase.timeformat | "%H:%M:%S" | PHP_INI_ALL |
Here's a short explanation of the configuration directives.
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ibase.allow_persistentbool -
Whether to allow persistent connections to Firebird/InterBase.
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ibase.max_persistentint -
The maximum number of persistent Firebird/InterBase connections per process. New connections created with ibase_pconnect() will be non-persistent if this number would be exceeded.
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ibase.max_linksint -
The maximum number of Firebird/InterBase connections per process, including persistent connections.
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ibase.default_dbstring -
The default database to connect to when ibase_[p]connect() is called without specifying a database name. If this value is set and SQL safe mode is enabled, no other connections than to this database will be allowed.
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ibase.default_userstring -
The user name to use when connecting to a database if no user name is specified.
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ibase.default_passwordstring -
The password to use when connecting to a database if no password is specified.
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ibase.default_charsetstring -
The character set to use when connecting to a database if no character set is specified.
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ibase.timestampformatstring -
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ibase.dateformatstring -
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ibase.timeformatstring -
These directives are used to set the date and time formats that are used when returning dates and times from a result set, or when binding arguments to date and time parameters.

