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$TYPO3_CONF_VARS['EXTCONF']['dbal']

The DBAL is configurable through $TYPO3_CONF_VARS['EXTCONF']['dbal'] entered in ext_localconf.php / localconf.php. This table is an overview of the main keys in this array:

handlerCfg[ handlerKey ]

Key

handlerCfg[ handlerKey ]

Datatype

->handlerCfg

Description

Configuration of each data handler you want to use in the system.

Each handler is identified with a string (handlerKey) which is used in the table2handlerKeys configuration (see below) to pair table names with handlers.

There is always a default handler needed which has the handlerKey "_DEFAULT". By default this handler is configured with the classic username/password/host and database settings from localconf.php in TYPO3.

If you want to use ADOdb or just need to store a table in another database you can configure a handler here and map the tables you need to that handler (with table2handlerKeys, see below).

table2handlerKeys[ tablename ]

Key

table2handlerKeys[ tablename ]

Datatype

handlerKey

Description

Using other handlers than the "_DEFAULT" handler key is possible on a per-table basis and simply done by entering the table name as key in this array and letting the value be the handlerKey you want to use for this table!

Beware: The table names here are the values of mapTableName and not the names that TYPO3 will use; thus the real table names.

Notice: If tables are joined both tables must use the same handlerKey. If they do not TYPO3 will exit with a fatal error!

You can use the debug options to track all table joins and assess which tables can safely be handled together.

mapping[ tablename ]

Key

mapping[ tablename ]

Datatype

->mapping

Description

Configuration of mapping of table and fieldnames. For instance you can configure that TYPO3 should use a physical table in the database named typo3_pages instead of pages. Or you can map fieldname in a similar fashion.

The point is that TYPO3 always sees a table or field names as TYPO3 requires internally but in reality the table- or field name could be something different in the physical database source.

There is a performance loss by configuring such mapping of course: Result rows are preprocessed before being returned and all SQL queries are parsed, transformed and re-compiled again before execution.

debugOptions

Key

debugOptions

Datatype

->debug

Description

Options for various debugging in the DBAL.