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## Runtime Configuration

The behaviour of these functions is affected by settings in php.ini.

Unified ODBC Configuration Options
Name | Default | Changeable | Changelog
--- | --- | --- | ---
odbc.default_db * | NULL | PHP_INI_ALL |
odbc.default_user * | NULL | PHP_INI_ALL |
odbc.default_pw * | NULL | PHP_INI_ALL |
odbc.allow_persistent | "1" | PHP_INI_SYSTEM |
odbc.check_persistent | "1" | PHP_INI_SYSTEM |
odbc.max_persistent | "-1" | PHP_INI_SYSTEM |
odbc.max_links | "-1" | PHP_INI_SYSTEM |
odbc.defaultlrl | "4096" | PHP_INI_ALL |
odbc.defaultbinmode | "1" | PHP_INI_ALL |
odbc.default_cursortype | "3" | PHP_INI_ALL | Available as of PHP 5.3.0

> Note: Entries marked with * are not implemented yet.

For further details and definitions of the PHP_INI_* modes, see the Where a configuration setting may be set.

Here's a short explanation of the configuration directives.

`odbc.default_db` string

  ODBC data source to use if none is specified in odbc_connect() or odbc_pconnect().

`odbc.default_user` string

  User name to use if none is specified in odbc_connect() or odbc_pconnect().

`odbc.default_pw` string

  Password to use if none is specified in odbc_connect() or odbc_pconnect().

`odbc.allow_persistent` boolean

  Whether to allow persistent ODBC connections.

`odbc.check_persistent` boolean

  Check that a connection is still valid before reuse.

`odbc.max_persistent` integer

  The maximum number of persistent ODBC connections per process.

`odbc.max_links` integer

  The maximum number of ODBC connections per process, including persistent connections.

`odbc.defaultlrl` integer

  Handling of LONG fields. Specifies the number of bytes returned to variables.

  When an integer is used, the value is measured in bytes. Shorthand notation, as described in this FAQ, may also be used.
`odbc.defaultbinmode` integer

  Handling of binary data.

`odbc.default_cursortype` integer

  Controls the ODBC cursor model. Possible values are `SQL_CURSOR_FORWARD_ONLY`, `SQL_CURSOR_KEYSET_DRIVEN`, `SQL_CURSOR_DYNAMIC` and `SQL_CURSOR_STATIC` (default).

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