function db_set_active

Same name and namespace in other branches
  1. 6.x drupal-6.x/includes/database.inc \db_set_active()

Sets a new active database.

Parameters

$key: The key in the $databases array to set as the default database.

Return value

The key of the formerly active database.

Related topics

Database abstraction layer
Allow the use of different database servers using the same code base.
2 calls to db_set_active()
DatabaseLoggingTestCase::testEnableMultiConnectionLogging in drupal-7.x/modules/simpletest/tests/database_test.test
Test that we can log queries separately on different connections.
DatabaseTasks::connect in drupal-7.x/includes/install.inc
Check if we can connect to the database.

Archivo

drupal-7.x/includes/database/database.inc, line 2551
Core systems for the database layer.

Código

function db_set_active($key = 'default') {
  return Database::setActiveConnection($key);
}