/**
* Initialises the database connection for the 'otherdb' cache type.
* @return moodle_database the DB connection to use.
*/
protected static function get_other_db()
{
if (!is_null(self::$otherdb)) {
return self::$otherdb;
}
$dboptions = array();
if (!empty(self::$config->cascachedbsocket)) {
$dboptions['dbsocket'] = true;
}
self::$otherdb = moodle_database::get_driver_instance(self::$config->cascachedbtype, self::$config->cascachedblibrary);
self::$otherdb->connect(self::$config->cascachedbhost, self::$config->cascachedbuser, self::$config->cascachedbpass, self::$config->cascachedbname, self::$config->cascachedbprefix, $dboptions);
return self::$otherdb;
}
