/**
* connect to a database
* @param string $type database type
* @param string $host host name or a location of ini file
* @param string $user user name
* @param string $pass password
* @param string $db database name
*
* @access public
* @static
* @return bool true if connection was successful;
*/
public static function connect($type, $host, $user = false, $pass = false, $db = false)
{
if ($user == false && file_exists($host)) {
$db = new IniObject($host);
if (!isset($db->user) || !isset($db->password) || !isset($db->database) || !isset($db->host)) {
throw new NewDaoException("Ini File Does Not contain all required definitions");
}
$host = $db->host;
$user = $db->user;
$pass = $db->password;
$db = $db->database;
} elseif (!$user || !$pass || !$db) {
throw new NewDaoException("not all required variables were set");
}
switch ($type) {
case "mysql":
$link = mysql_connect($host, $user, $pass);
mysql_select_db($db, $link);
if (mysql_error($link)) {
throw new NewDaoException("Mysql Error:" . mysql_error($link));
}
self::$_connected = true;
self::$_link = $link;
return true;
break;
default:
$link = new mysqli($host, $user, $pass, $db);
if (mysqli_errno($link)) {
throw new NewDaoException("Mysqli Error:" . mysqli_error($link));
}
self::$_connected = true;
self::$_link = $link;
return true;
break;
}
throw new NewDaoException("Bad Database Type");
}
