PDO::getAvailableDrivers

pdo_drivers

(PHP 5 >= 5.1.0, PHP 7, PHP 8, PECL pdo >= 1.0.3)

PDO::getAvailableDrivers -- pdo_drivers — Return an array of available PDO drivers

Description

public static PDO::getAvailableDrivers(): array

pdo_drivers(): array

This function returns all currently available PDO drivers which can be used in DSN parameter of PDO::__construct().

Parameters

This function has no parameters.

Return Values

PDO::getAvailableDrivers() returns an array of PDO driver names. If no drivers are available, it returns an empty array.

Examples

Example #1 A PDO::getAvailableDrivers() example

<?php
print_r(PDO::getAvailableDrivers());
?>

The above example will output something similar to:

Array
(
    [0] => mysql
    [1] => sqlite
)

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iabdullah ¶

10 years ago

Since the method is a static, one practice is using it to check whether a specific server database driver is available and configured correctly with PDO before establishing the connection:
<?php
try {
    if (!in_array("mysql",PDO::getAvailableDrivers(),TRUE))
    {
        throw new PDOException ("Cannot work without a proper database setting up");
    }
}
catch (PDOException $pdoEx)
{
    echo "Database Error .. Details :<br /> {$pdoEx->getMessage()}";
}
?>
 
or to check for any driver in general: 
<?php
    if (empty(PDO::getAvailableDrivers()))
    {
        throw new PDOException ("PDO does not support any driver.");
    }
?>

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