Runtime Configuration

    The behaviour of these functions is affected by settings in php.ini.

    Unified ODBC Configuration Options
    NameDefaultChangeableChangelog
    odbc.default_db *NULLINI_ALL 
    odbc.default_user *NULLINI_ALL 
    odbc.default_pw *NULLINI_ALL 
    odbc.allow_persistent"1"INI_SYSTEM 
    odbc.check_persistent"1"INI_SYSTEM 
    odbc.max_persistent"-1"INI_SYSTEM 
    odbc.max_links"-1"INI_SYSTEM 
    odbc.defaultlrl"4096"INI_ALL 
    odbc.defaultbinmode"1"INI_ALL 
    odbc.default_cursortype"3"INI_ALL 

    Note: Entries marked with * are not implemented yet.

    For further details and definitions of the INI_* modes, see the Where a configuration setting may be set.

    Here's a short explanation of the configuration directives.

    odbc.default_dbstring

    ODBC data source to use if none is specified in odbc_connect() or odbc_pconnect().

    odbc.default_userstring

    User name to use if none is specified in odbc_connect() or odbc_pconnect().

    odbc.default_pwstring

    Password to use if none is specified in odbc_connect() or odbc_pconnect().

    odbc.allow_persistentbool

    Whether to allow persistent ODBC connections.

    odbc.check_persistentbool

    Check that a connection is still valid before reuse.

    odbc.max_persistentint

    The maximum number of persistent ODBC connections per process.

    The maximum number of ODBC connections per process, including persistent connections.

    odbc.defaultlrlint

    Handling of LONG fields. Specifies the number of bytes returned to variables. See odbc_longreadlen() for details.

    When an int is used, the value is measured in bytes. Shorthand notation, as described in this FAQ, may also be used.
    odbc.defaultbinmodeint

    Handling of binary data. See odbc_binmode() for details.

    odbc.default_cursortypeint

    Controls the ODBC cursor model. Possible values are SQL_CURSOR_FORWARD_ONLY, SQL_CURSOR_KEYSET_DRIVEN, SQL_CURSOR_DYNAMIC and SQL_CURSOR_STATIC (default).

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