dbSetHostName#

Purpose#

Sets the specified database connection’s host name.

Format#

dbSetHostName(db_id, host_name)#

Parameters:

db_id (scalar) – database connection index number.
host_name (string) – the name to assign to the connection’s host name.

Remarks#

For this function to have an effect, it must be called before the database connection is opened with dbOpen().

Examples#

// Add MySQL to the list of database connections
db_id = dbAddDatabase("MYSQL");

// Set the host name before opening
dbSetHostName(db_id, "db.example.com");

// Configure remaining settings and open
dbSetDatabaseName(db_id, "mydb");
dbOpen(db_id);