mariadb connect

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mariadb connect

Type: Function
Context: Server
Introduced: v1.0

NOTICE

This function is provided by the official MariaDB plugin.

Description

Connect to the mariadb database.

Syntax

mariadb_connect(host_str, user_str, passwd_str, db_str [, ssl_key_file, ssl_cert_file, ssl_ca_file, ssl_ca_path, ssl_cipher])

Parameters

  • host_str
    The MariaDB server to connect to. This can be an IP address or hostname.
  • user_str
    The MariaDB user.
  • passwd_str
    The password for the user.
  • db_str
    MariaDB database to use.
  • ssl_key_file (optional)
    Private key for SSL connections.
  • ssl_cert_file (optional)
    Certificate file for SSL connections.
  • ssl_ca_file (optional)
    Path to the certificate authority file
  • ssl_ca_path (optional)
    Path to the directory containing the trusted TLS CA certificates in PEM format.
  • ssl_cipher (optional)
    List of permitted ciphers to use for TLS encryption.
   TLSv1.0
   TLSv1.1
   TLSv1.2
   TLSv1.3 

Return Value

  • Returns an identifier/handle to the new database connection. false on error.

Example

AddEvent("OnPackageStart", function()
	
	local SQL_HOST = "localhost"
	local SQL_PORT = 3306
	local SQL_USER = "user"
	local SQL_PASS = "password"
	local SQL_DATA = "database"
	local SQL_CHAR = "utf8mb4"
	local SQL_LOGL = "debug"

	mariadb_log(SQL_LOGL)

	sql = mariadb_connect(SQL_HOST .. ':' .. SQL_PORT, SQL_USER, SQL_PASS, SQL_DATA)

	if (sql ~= false) then
		print("MariaDB: Connected to " .. SQL_HOST)
		mariadb_set_charset(sql, SQL_CHAR)
	else
		print("MariaDB: Connection failed to " .. SQL_HOST .. ", see mariadb_log file")

		-- Immediately stop the server if we cannot connect
		ServerExit()
	end
end)

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