PDO::setAttribute
Set an attribute
Description
public bool PDO::setAttribute(int $attribute
, mixed $value
)
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PDO::ATTR_CASE
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Force column names to a specific case.
Can take one of the following values:
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PDO::CASE_LOWER
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Force column names to lower case.
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PDO::CASE_NATURAL
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Leave column names as returned by the database driver.
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PDO::CASE_UPPER
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Force column names to upper case.
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PDO::ATTR_ERRMODE
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Error reporting mode of PDO.
Can take one of the following values:
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PDO::ERRMODE_SILENT
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Only sets error codes.
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PDO::ERRMODE_WARNING
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Raises
E_WARNING
diagnostics.
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PDO::ERRMODE_EXCEPTION
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Throws PDOExceptions.
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PDO::ATTR_ORACLE_NULLS
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Note:
This attribute is available with all drivers, not just Oracle.
Determines if and how null
and empty strings should be converted.
Can take one of the following values:
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PDO::NULL_NATURAL
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No conversion takes place.
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PDO::NULL_EMPTY_STRING
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Empty strings get converted to
null
.
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PDO::NULL_TO_STRING
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null
gets converted to an empty string.
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PDO::ATTR_STRINGIFY_FETCHES
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Whether to convert numeric values to strings when fetching.
Takes a value of type bool: true
to enable and
false
to disable.
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PDO::ATTR_STATEMENT_CLASS
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Set user-supplied statement class derived from PDOStatement.
Requires array(string classname, array(mixed constructor_args))
.
Caution
Cannot be used with persistent PDO instances.
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PDO::ATTR_TIMEOUT
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Specifies the timeout duration in seconds.
Takes a value of type int.
Note:
Not all drivers support this option, and its meaning may differ from
driver to driver. For example, SQLite will wait for up to this time
value before giving up on obtaining a writable lock, but other drivers
may interpret this as a connection or a read timeout interval.
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PDO::ATTR_AUTOCOMMIT
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Note:
Only available for the OCI, Firebird, and MySQL drivers.
Whether to autocommit every single statement.
Takes a value of type bool: true
to enable and
false
to disable. By default, true
.
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PDO::ATTR_EMULATE_PREPARES
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Note:
Only available for the OCI, Firebird, and MySQL drivers.
Whether enable or disable emulation of prepared statements.
Some drivers do not support prepared statements natively or have
limited support for them.
If set to true
PDO will always emulate prepared statements,
otherwise PDO will attempt to use native prepared statements.
In case the driver cannot successfully prepare the current query,
PDO will always fall back to emulating the prepared statement.
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PDO::MYSQL_ATTR_USE_BUFFERED_QUERY
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Note:
Only available for the MySQL driver.
Whether to use buffered queries.
Takes a value of type bool: true
to enable and
false
to disable. By default, true
.
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PDO::ATTR_DEFAULT_FETCH_MODE
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Set the default fetch mode.
A description of the modes and how to use them is available in the
PDOStatement::fetch documentation.
Parameters
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attribute
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The attribute to modify.
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value
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The value to set the attribute
,
might require a specific type depending on the attribute.
Return Values
Returns true
on success or false
on failure.
See Also
- PDO::getAttribute
- PDOStatement::getAttribute
- PDOStatement::setAttribute