Manual:$wgDBtype
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| <translate> Database settings</translate>: $wgDBtype | |
|---|---|
| Type of database. |
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| <translate> Introduced in version:</translate> | 1.3.0 |
| <translate> Removed in version:</translate> | <translate> still in use</translate> |
| <translate> Allowed values:</translate> | "mssql", "mysql", "oracle", "postgres", "sqlite" |
| <translate> Default value:</translate> | 'mysql' |
| <translate> Other settings:</translate> <translate> Alphabetical</translate> | <translate> By function</translate> | |
Details
Type of database.
- 'mysql' - MySQL or MariaDB (Will default to the newer MySQLi driver if enabled on the server. Otherwise, falls back to the legacy MySQL driver.)
- 'postgres' - PostgreSQL <translate> (introduced in <tvar
- 'sqlite' - SQLite <translate> (introduced in <tvar
- 'mssql' - MS-SQL <translate> (removed in <tvar name=2>1.34</tvar>)</translate>
- 'oracle' - Oracle <translate> (introduced in <tvar <translate> (removed in <tvar name=2>1.34</tvar>)</translate>
Older versions may have used "pgsql" or "PostgreSQL" instead of "postgres". The documentation was updated to use "postgres" in 1.8.0, but the switch may have been made earlier.
