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<div id="preamble"><h1>Apache Module mod_dbd</h1>
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<table class="module"><tr><th><a href="module-dict.html#Description">Description:</a></th><td>Manages SQL database connections</td></tr>
<tr><th><a href="module-dict.html#ModuleIdentifier">Module�Identifier:</a></th><td>dbd_module</td></tr>
<tr><th><a href="module-dict.html#Compatibility">Compatibility:</a></th><td>Version 2.1 and higher</td></tr></table>
<h3>Summary</h3>
<p><code class="module"><a href="/mod/mod_dbd.html">mod_dbd</a></code> manages SQL database connections using
It provides database connections on request to modules
requiring SQL database functions, and takes care of
managing databases with optimal efficiency and scalability
for both threaded and non-threaded MPMs.</p>
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<div id="quickview"><h3 class="directives">Directives</h3>
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<h3>Topics</h3>
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<h2><a id="pooling" name="pooling">Connection Pooling</a></h2>
<p>This module manages database connections, in a manner
optimised for the platform. On non-threaded platforms,
it provides a persistent connection in the manner of
On threaded platform, it provides an altogether more
scalable and efficient <em>connection pool</em>, as
described in <a href="http://www.apachetutor.org/dev/reslist">this article at ApacheTutor</a>. <code class="module"><a href="/mod/mod_dbd.html">mod_dbd</a></code> supersedes
the modules presented in that article.</p>
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<h2><a id="API" name="API">Apache DBD API</a></h2>
<p><code class="module"><a href="/mod/mod_dbd.html">mod_dbd</a></code> exports five functions for other modules
to use. The API is as follows:</p>
<div class="example"><pre><code>typedef struct {
apr_dbd_t *handle;
apr_dbd_driver_t *driver;
apr_hash_t *prepared;
} ap_dbd_t;
/* Export functions to access the database */
/* acquire a connection that MUST be explicitly closed.
* Returns NULL on error
*/
AP_DECLARE(ap_dbd_t*) ap_dbd_open(apr_pool_t*, server_rec*);
/* release a connection acquired with ap_dbd_open */
AP_DECLARE(void) ap_dbd_close(server_rec*, ap_dbd_t*);
/* acquire a connection that will have the lifetime of a request
* and MUST NOT be explicitly closed. Return NULL on error.
* This is the preferred function for most applications.
*/
AP_DECLARE(ap_dbd_t*) ap_dbd_acquire(request_rec*);
/* acquire a connection that will have the lifetime of a connection
* and MUST NOT be explicitly closed. Return NULL on error.
*/
AP_DECLARE(ap_dbd_t*) ap_dbd_cacquire(request_rec*);
/* Prepare a statement for use by a client module */
AP_DECLARE(void) ap_dbd_prepare(server_rec*, const char*, const char*);
/* Also export them as optional functions for modules that prefer it */
APR_DECLARE_OPTIONAL_FN(ap_dbd_t*, ap_dbd_open, (apr_pool_t*, server_rec*));
APR_DECLARE_OPTIONAL_FN(void, ap_dbd_close, (server_rec*, ap_dbd_t*));
APR_DECLARE_OPTIONAL_FN(ap_dbd_t*, ap_dbd_acquire, (request_rec*));
APR_DECLARE_OPTIONAL_FN(ap_dbd_t*, ap_dbd_cacquire, (conn_rec*));
APR_DECLARE_OPTIONAL_FN(void, ap_dbd_prepare, (server_rec*, const char*, const char*));
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<h2><a id="prepared" name="prepared">SQL Prepared Statements</a></h2>
<p><code class="module"><a href="/mod/mod_dbd.html">mod_dbd</a></code> supports SQL prepared statements on behalf
of modules that may wish to use them. Each prepared statement
must be assigned a name (label), and they are stored in a hash:
the <code>prepared</code> field of an <code>ap_dbd_t</code>.
Hash entries are of type <code>apr_dbd_prepared_t</code>
and can be used in any of the apr_dbd prepared statement
SQL query or select commands.</p>
<p>It is up to dbd user modules to use the prepared statements
and document what statements can be specified in httpd.conf,
or to provide their own directives and use <code>ap_dbd_prepare</code>.</p>
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<div class="directive-section"><h2><a id="DBDExptime" name="DBDExptime">DBDExptime</a> <a id="dbdexptime" name="dbdexptime">Directive</a></h2>
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<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Description">Description:</a></th><td>Keepalive time for idle connections</td></tr>
<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Syntax">Syntax:</a></th><td><code>DBDExptime <var>time-in-seconds</var></code></td></tr>
<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Context">Context:</a></th><td>server config, virtual host</td></tr>
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<p>Set the time to keep idle connections alive where the number
of connections specified in DBDKeep has been exceeded (threaded
platforms only).</p>
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<div class="directive-section"><h2><a id="DBDKeep" name="DBDKeep">DBDKeep</a> <a id="dbdkeep" name="dbdkeep">Directive</a></h2>
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<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Description">Description:</a></th><td>Maximum sustainednumber of connections</td></tr>
<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Syntax">Syntax:</a></th><td><code>DBDKeep <var>number</var></code></td></tr>
<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Context">Context:</a></th><td>server config, virtual host</td></tr>
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<p>Set the maximum number of connections per process to be
sustained, other than for handling peak demand (threaded
platforms only).</p>
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<div class="directive-section"><h2><a id="DBDMax" name="DBDMax">DBDMax</a> <a id="dbdmax" name="dbdmax">Directive</a></h2>
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<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Description">Description:</a></th><td>Maximum number of connections</td></tr>
<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Syntax">Syntax:</a></th><td><code>DBDMax <var>number</var></code></td></tr>
<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Context">Context:</a></th><td>server config, virtual host</td></tr>
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<p>Set the hard maximum number of connections per process
(threaded platforms only).</p>
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<div class="directive-section"><h2><a id="DBDMin" name="DBDMin">DBDMin</a> <a id="dbdmin" name="dbdmin">Directive</a></h2>
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<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Description">Description:</a></th><td>Minimum number of connections</td></tr>
<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Syntax">Syntax:</a></th><td><code>DBDMin <var>number</var></code></td></tr>
<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Context">Context:</a></th><td>server config, virtual host</td></tr>
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<p>Set the minimum number of connections per process (threaded
platforms only).</p>
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<div class="directive-section"><h2><a id="DBDParams" name="DBDParams">DBDParams</a> <a id="dbdparams" name="dbdparams">Directive</a></h2>
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<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Description">Description:</a></th><td>Parameters for database connection</td></tr>
<var>param1</var>=<var>value1</var>[,<var>param2</var>=<var>value2</var>]</code></td></tr>
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<p>As required by the underlying driver. Typically this will be
used to pass whatever cannot be defaulted amongst username,
password, database name, hostname and port number for connection.</p>
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<div class="directive-section"><h2><a id="DBDPersist" name="DBDPersist">DBDPersist</a> <a id="dbdpersist" name="dbdpersist">Directive</a></h2>
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<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Description">Description:</a></th><td>Whether to use persistent connections</td></tr>
<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Syntax">Syntax:</a></th><td><code>DBDPersist 0|1</code></td></tr>
<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Context">Context:</a></th><td>server config, virtual host</td></tr>
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<p>If set to 0, persistent and pooled connections are disabled.
A new database connection is opened when requested by a client,
and closed immediately on release. This option is for debugging
and low-usage servers.</p>
<p>The default is to enable a pool of persistent connections
(or a single LAMP-style persistent connection in the case of a
non-threaded server), and should almost always be used in operation.</p>
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<div class="directive-section"><h2><a id="DBDPrepareSQL" name="DBDPrepareSQL">DBDPrepareSQL</a> <a id="dbdpreparesql" name="dbdpreparesql">Directive</a></h2>
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<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Description">Description:</a></th><td>Define an SQL prepared statement</td></tr>
<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Syntax">Syntax:</a></th><td><code>DBDPrepareSQL <var>"SQL statement"</var> <var>label</var></code></td></tr>
<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Context">Context:</a></th><td>server config, virtual host</td></tr>
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<p>For modules such as authentication that use repeatedly use a
single SQL statement, optimum performance is achieved by preparing
the statement at startup rather than every time it is used.
This directive prepares an SQL statement and assigns it a label.</p>
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<div class="directive-section"><h2><a id="DBDriver" name="DBDriver">DBDriver</a> <a id="dbdriver" name="dbdriver">Directive</a></h2>
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<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Description">Description:</a></th><td>Specify an SQL driver</td></tr>
<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Syntax">Syntax:</a></th><td><code>DBDriver <var>name</var></code></td></tr>
<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Context">Context:</a></th><td>server config, virtual host</td></tr>
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<p>Selects an apr_dbd driver by name. The driver must be installed
on your system (on most systems, it will be a shared object or dll).
For example, <code>DBDriver mysql</code> will select the MySQL
driver in apr_dbd_mysql.so.</p>
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