/**
* Check Database Connection
*
* Checks connection details to see if they are correct. Useful for testing
* user supplied details in an install controller.
*
* @access protected
* @param string $protocol protocol to connect with
* @param string $host host to connect to
* @param string $user username to login with
* @param string $pass password to login with
* @param string $database database to check for
* @param integer $port port to connect on (optional)
* @return bool
*/
protected function _check_db($protocol,$host,$user,$password,$database,$port = NULL)
{
// prep the DSN string
$dsn = "{$protocol}://{$user}:{$password}@{$host}/{$database}";
if($port !== NULL)
{
$dsn .="?port={$port}";
}
// Load the database and dbutil
$this->load->database($dsn);
$this->load->dbutil();
// check the connection details
$check = $this->dbutil->database_exists($database);
// close the database
$this->db->close();
// return our status
return $check;
}