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Anubis database is identified by its URL, or Universal
Resource Locator. A URL
consists of following elements
(square brackets enclose optional elements):
proto://[[user[:password]@]host]/path[params] |
where:
Specifies the database protocol. The protocol describes how the database is to be accessed. In a way, it may be regarded as specifying the database type. Currently, GNU Anubis supports the following database protocols:
`text' | A plain text file with users' credentials. |
`gdbm' | GDBM database |
`mysql' | MySQL database |
`pgsql' | PostgreSQL database |
`postgres' | Alias for `pgsql'. |
These protocols are described in detail below.
The name of the user authorized to access the database.
Password for the above user.
Domain name or IP address of a machine running the database.
A path to the database. The exact meaning of this element depends on the database protocol. It is described in detail when discussing particular protocols.
A list of protocol-dependent parameters. Each parameter consists of the parameter name, or keyword and its value separated by a equals sign:
keyword=name |
Multiple parameters are separated by semicolons.
3.2.1 Plain text databases | ||
3.2.2 Databases in GDBM format | ||
3.2.3 MySQL and PostgreSQL | MySQL and PostgreSQL databases |
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