function db_start()
{
global $DatabaseServer, $DatabaseUsername, $DatabasePassword, $DatabaseName, $DatabasePort, $DatabaseType;
switch ($DatabaseType) {
case 'oracle':
$connection = @ocilogon($DatabaseUsername, $DatabasePassword, $DatabaseServer);
break;
case 'postgres':
//if($DatabaseServer!='localhost') //use for windows
if ($DatabaseServer != 'host') {
//updated for linux
$connectstring = "host={$DatabaseServer} ";
}
if ($DatabasePort != '5432') {
$connectstring .= "port={$DatabasePort} ";
}
$connectstring .= "dbname={$DatabaseName} user={$DatabaseUsername}";
if (!empty($DatabasePassword)) {
$connectstring .= " password={$DatabasePassword}";
}
$connection = pg_connect($connectstring);
break;
case 'mysql':
$connection = mysql_connect($DatabaseServer, $DatabaseUsername, $DatabasePassword);
mysql_select_db($DatabaseName);
break;
}
// Error code for both.
if ($connection === false) {
switch ($DatabaseType) {
case 'oracle':
$errors = OciError();
$errormessage = $errors['message'];
break;
case 'postgres':
$errormessage = pg_last_error($connection);
break;
case 'mysql':
$errormessage = mysql_error($connection);
break;
}
db_show_error("", "Could not Connect to Database: {$DatabaseServer}", $errstring);
}
return $connection;
}
function db_start()
{
global $DatabaseServer, $DatabaseUsername, $DatabasePassword, $DatabaseName, $DatabasePort, $DatabaseType;
switch ($DatabaseType) {
case 'oracle':
$connection = @ocilogon($DatabaseUsername, $DatabasePassword, $DatabaseServer);
break;
case 'postgres':
if ($DatabaseServer != 'localhost') {
$connectstring = "host={$DatabaseServer} ";
}
if ($DatabasePort != '5432') {
$connectstring .= "port={$DatabasePort} ";
}
$connectstring .= "dbname={$DatabaseName} user={$DatabaseUsername}";
if (!empty($DatabasePassword)) {
$connectstring .= " password={$DatabasePassword}";
}
$connection = pg_connect($connectstring);
break;
case 'mysql':
$connection = mysql_connect($DatabaseServer, $DatabaseUsername, $DatabasePassword);
mysql_select_db($DatabaseName);
break;
}
// Error code for both.
if ($connection === false) {
switch ($DatabaseType) {
case 'oracle':
$errors = OciError();
$errormessage = $errors['message'];
break;
case 'postgres':
$errormessage = pg_last_error($connection);
break;
case 'mysql':
$errormessage = mysql_error($connection);
break;
}
// TRANSLATION: do NOT translate these since error messages need to stay in English for technical support
db_show_error("", sprintf('Could not Connect to Database Server \'%s\'', $DatabaseServer), $errstring);
}
return $connection;
}
