Bug #4094

Connect-On-Demand?

Details

Request #4094	Connect-On-Demand?
Submitted	2005-04-07 06:07 UTC
From	paul at botelho dot ca
Assigned	danielc
Status	Wont fix
Package	DB
PHP Version	Irrelevant
OS	Any
Roadmaps	(Not assigned)

Comments

[2005-04-07 06:07 UTC] paul at botelho dot ca

Description:
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Any any thoughts about supporting "connect-on-demand"

allow users to create a db object, however do not actually connect to the database until they do the first query.

I have a large app, that requires connections to several databases(/servers) - but not all the time. i dont know which connections will be used until the app runs. (generic init function opens all connections)

I've tried a simple hack, that allows me to create db objects (with no connection) and then, if there is no connection - establish it on the query() function.

seems to work, needs more work & testing

[2005-04-07 07:22 UTC] smith at backendmedia dot com

This is actually quite a bit of work to implement and get working properly. I dont know what Dan's opinion is on this (he is the lead maintainer), however I think that the dangers of BC break/instability are too great. Instead you should try out MDB/MDB2 (disclaimer: I am the lead maintainer of MDB/MDB2).

[2005-04-07 18:47 UTC] paul at botelho dot ca

fair enough, I'll take a look at mdb/mdb2

[2006-04-06 17:10 UTC] david at futuresbright dot com

This idea is best implemented by creating your own bean class.