Configuration
Getting a Connection
You can get a DBAL Connection through the
Doctrine\DBAL\DriverManager
class.
Alternatively, if you store your connection settings as a connection URL (DSN),
you can parse the URL to extract connection parameters for DriverManager
:
The DriverManager
returns an instance of
Doctrine\DBAL\Connection
which is a wrapper around the
underlying driver connection (which is often a PDO instance).
The following sections describe the available connection parameters in detail.
Connecting using a URL
The easiest way to specify commonly used connection parameters is using a database URL or DSN. The scheme is used to specify a driver, the user and password in the URL encode user and password for the connection, followed by the host and port parts (the "authority"). The path after the authority part represents the name of the database, sans the leading slash. Any query parameters are used as additional connection parameters.
The scheme names representing the drivers are the driver names with any underscores in their name replaced with a hyphen (to make them legal in URL scheme names).
For example, to connect to a "foo" MySQL database using the pdo_mysql
driver on localhost port 4486 with the "charset" option set to utf8mb4
,
you would use the following URL:
pdo-mysql://localhost:4486/foo?charset=utf8mb4
In the example above, mind the dashes instead of the underscores in the URL scheme.
For connecting to an SQLite database, the authority portion of the URL is obviously irrelevant and thus can be omitted. The path part of the URL is, like for all other drivers, stripped of its leading slash, resulting in a relative file name for the database:
pdo-sqlite:///somedb.sqlite
This would access somedb.sqlite
in the current working directory
and is identical to the following:
pdo-sqlite://ignored:ignored@ignored:1234/somedb.sqlite
To specify an absolute file path, e.g. /usr/local/var/db.sqlite
,
simply use that as the database name, which results in two leading
slashes for the path part of the URL, and four slashes in total after
the URL scheme name and its following colon:
pdo-sqlite:////usr/local/var/db.sqlite
Which is, again, identical to supplying ignored user/pass/authority:
pdo-sqlite://notused:inthis@case//usr/local/var/db.sqlite
To connect to an in-memory SQLite instance, use :memory:
as the
database name:
pdo-sqlite:///:memory:
Using the DSN parser
By default, the URL scheme of the parsed DSN has to match one of DBAL's driver
names. However, it might be that you have to deal with connection strings where
you don't have control over the used scheme, e.g. in a PaaS environment. In
order to make the parser understand which driver to use e.g. for mysql://
DSNs, you can configure the parser with a mapping table:
The DSN parser returns the connection params back to you so you can add or
modify individual parameters before passing the params to the
DriverManager
. For example, you can add a database name if its missing in
the DSN or hardcode one if the DSN is not allowed to configure the database
name.
You can also use the mapping table to map a DSN's scheme to a custom driver class:
Driver
The driver specifies the actual implementations of the DBAL interfaces to use. It can be configured in one of two ways:
-
driver
: The built-in driver implementation to use. The following drivers are currently available:pdo_mysql
: A MySQL driver that uses the pdo_mysql PDO extension.mysqli
: A MySQL driver that uses the mysqli extension.pdo_sqlite
: An SQLite driver that uses the pdo_sqlite PDO extension.sqlite3
: An SQLite driver that uses the sqlite3 extension.pdo_pgsql
: A PostgreSQL driver that uses the pdo_pgsql PDO extension.pgsql
: A PostgreSQL driver that uses the pgsql extension.pdo_oci
: An Oracle driver that uses the pdo_oci PDO extension. Note that this driver caused problems in our tests. Prefer the oci8 driver if possible.pdo_sqlsrv
: A Microsoft SQL Server driver that uses pdo_sqlsrv PDOsqlsrv
: A Microsoft SQL Server driver that uses the sqlsrv PHP extension.oci8
: An Oracle driver that uses the oci8 PHP extension.ibm_db2
: An IBM DB2 driver that uses the ibm_db2 PHP extension.
driverClass
: Specifies a custom driver implementation if no 'driver' is specified. This allows the use of custom drivers that are not part of the Doctrine DBAL itself.
Wrapper Class
By default a Doctrine\DBAL\Connection
is wrapped around a
driver Connection
. The wrapperClass
option allows
specifying a custom wrapper implementation to use, however, a custom
wrapper class must be a subclass of Doctrine\DBAL\Connection
.
Connection Details
The connection details identify the database to connect to as well as the credentials to use. The connection details can differ depending on the used driver. The following sections describe the options recognized by each built-in driver.
pdo_sqlite
user
(string): Username to use when connecting to the database.password
(string): Password to use when connecting to the database.path
(string): The filesystem path to the database file. Mutually exclusive withmemory
.path
takes precedence.memory
(boolean): True if the SQLite database should be in-memory (non-persistent). Mutually exclusive withpath
.path
takes precedence.
sqlite3
path
(string): The filesystem path to the database file. Mutually exclusive withmemory
.memory
(boolean): True if the SQLite database should be in-memory (non-persistent). Mutually exclusive withpath
.
pdo_mysql
user
(string): Username to use when connecting to the database.password
(string): Password to use when connecting to the database.host
(string): Hostname of the database to connect to.port
(integer): Port of the database to connect to.dbname
(string): Name of the database/schema to connect to.unix_socket
(string): Name of the socket used to connect to the database.charset
(string): The charset used when connecting to the database.
mysqli
user
(string): Username to use when connecting to the database.password
(string): Password to use when connecting to the database.host
(string): Hostname of the database to connect to.port
(integer): Port of the database to connect to.dbname
(string): Name of the database/schema to connect to.unix_socket
(string): Name of the socket used to connect to the database.charset
(string): The charset used when connecting to the database.ssl_key
(string): The path name to the key file to use for SSL encryption.ssl_cert
(string): The path name to the certificate file to use for SSL encryption.ssl_ca
(string): The path name to the certificate authority file to use for SSL encryption.ssl_capath
(string): The pathname to a directory that contains trusted SSL CA certificates in PEM format.ssl_cipher
(string): A list of allowable ciphers to use for SSL encryption.driverOptions
Any supported flags for mysqli found onhttp://www.php.net/manual/en/mysqli.real-connect.php
pdo_pgsql / pgsql
user
(string): Username to use when connecting to the database.password
(string): Password to use when connecting to the database.host
(string): Hostname of the database to connect to.port
(integer): Port of the database to connect to.dbname
(string): Name of the database/schema to connect to.charset
(string): The charset used when connecting to the database.sslmode
(string): Determines whether or with what priority a SSL TCP/IP connection will be negotiated with the server. See the list of available modes:https://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.4/static/libpq-connect.html#LIBPQ-CONNECT-SSLMODE
sslrootcert
(string): specifies the name of a file containing SSL certificate authority (CA) certificate(s). If the file exists, the server's certificate will be verified to be signed by one of these authorities. See https://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.4/static/libpq-connect.html#LIBPQ-CONNECT-SSLROOTCERTsslcert
(string): specifies the filename of the client SSL certificate. Seehttps://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.4/static/libpq-connect.html#LIBPQ-CONNECT-SSLCERT
sslkey
(string): specifies the location for the secret key used for the client certificate. Seehttps://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.4/static/libpq-connect.html#LIBPQ-CONNECT-SSLKEY
sslcrl
(string): specifies the filename of the SSL certificate revocation list (CRL). Seehttps://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.4/static/libpq-connect.html#LIBPQ-CONNECT-SSLCRL
gssencmode
(string): Optional GSS-encrypted channel/GSSEncMode configuration. Seehttps://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/libpq-connect.html#LIBPQ-CONNECT-GSSENCMODE
application_name
(string): Name of the application that is connecting to database. Optional. It will be displayed atpg_stat_activity
.
PostgreSQL behaves differently with regard to booleans when you use
PDO::ATTR_EMULATE_PREPARES
or not. To switch from using 'true'
and 'false'
as strings you can change to integers by using:
$conn->getDatabasePlatform()->setUseBooleanTrueFalseStrings($flag)
.
pdo_oci / oci8
user
(string): Username to use when connecting to the database.password
(string): Password to use when connecting to the database.host
(string): Hostname of the database to connect to.port
(integer): Port of the database to connect to.dbname
(string): Name of the database/schema to connect to.servicename
(string): Optional name by which clients can connect to the database instance. Will be used as Oracle'sSID
connection parameter if given and defaults to Doctrine'sdbname
connection parameter value.service
(boolean): Whether to use Oracle'sSERVICE_NAME
connection parameter in favour ofSID
when connecting. The value for this will be read from Doctrine'sservicename
if given,dbname
otherwise.pooled
(boolean): Whether to enable database resident connection pooling.charset
(string): The charset used when connecting to the database.instancename
(string): Optional parameter, complete whether to add the INSTANCE_NAME parameter in the connection. It is generally used to connect to an Oracle RAC server to select the name of a particular instance.connectstring
(string): Complete Easy Connect connection descriptor, see https://docs.oracle.com/database/121/NETAG/naming.htm. When using this option, you will still need to provide theuser
andpassword
parameters, but the other parameters will no longer be used. Note that when using this parameter, thegetHost
andgetPort
methods fromDoctrine\DBAL\Connection
will no longer function as expected.persistent
(boolean): Whether to establish a persistent connection.driverOptions
(array):-
exclusive
(boolean): Once specified for anoci8
connection, forces the driver to always establish a new connection instead of reusing an existing one from the connection pool.
pdo_sqlsrv / sqlsrv
user
(string): Username to use when connecting to the database.password
(string): Password to use when connecting to the database.host
(string): Hostname of the database to connect to.port
(integer): Port of the database to connect to.dbname
(string): Name of the database/schema to connect to.driverOptions
(array): Any supported options found onhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/connect/php/connection-options
ibm_db2
dbname
(string): Name of the database/schema to connect to or a complete connection string in the format "DATABASE=dbname;HOSTNAME=host;PORT=port;PROTOCOL=TCPIP;UID=user;PWD=password;".user
(string): Username to use when connecting to the database.password
(string): Password to use when connecting to the database.host
(string): Hostname of the database to connect to.port
(integer): Port of the database to connect to.persistent
(boolean): Whether to establish a persistent connection.driverOptions
(array): Any supported options found onhttps://www.php.net/manual/en/function.db2-connect.php#refsect1-function.db2-connect-parameters
Automatic platform version detection
Doctrine ships with different database platform implementations for some vendors to support version specific features, dialect and behaviour.
The drivers will automatically detect the platform version and instantiate the corresponding platform class. However, this mechanism might cause the connection to be established prematurely.
You can also pass the serverVersion
option if you want to disable automatic
database platform detection and choose the platform version implementation explicitly.
Please specify the full server version as the database server would report it. This is especially important for MySQL and MariaDB where the full version string is taken into account when determining the platform.
MySQL
Connect to your MySQL server and run the SELECT VERSION()
query:
mysql> SELECT VERSION();
+-----------+
| VERSION() |
+-----------+
| 8.0.32 |
+-----------+
1 row in set (0.00 sec)
In the example above, 8.0.32
is the correct value for serverVersion
.
MariaDB
Connect to your MariaDB server and run the SELECT VERSION()
query:
MariaDB [(none)]> SELECT VERSION();
+-----------------------------------------+
| VERSION() |
+-----------------------------------------+
| 10.11.2-MariaDB-1:10.11.2+maria~ubu2204 |
+-----------------------------------------+
1 row in set (0.001 sec)
In the example above, 10.11.2-MariaDB-1:10.11.2+maria~ubu2204
is the
correct value for serverVersion
.
Postgres
Connect to your Postgres server and run the SHOW server_version
query:
postgres=# SHOW server_version;
server_version
--------------------------------
15.2 (Debian 15.2-1.pgdg110+1)
(1 row)
In the example above, 15.2 (Debian 15.2-1.pgdg110+1)
is the correct value for
serverVersion
.
Other Platforms
For other platforms, DBAL currently does not implement version-specific
platform detection, so specifying the serverVersion
parameter has no effect.
However, you can still do so. You can use the string that the following expression returns:
$ connection->getWrappedConnection()->getServerVersion();
Custom Driver Options
The driverOptions
option allows to pass arbitrary options
through to the driver. This is equivalent to the fourth argument of
the PDO constructor.