php code to test pdo is available?

Question

I want to use PDO but I'm not sure whether my hosting has set it up properly.

How can I test, in PHP, whether it is setup and working for MySQL?

Answer 1

PDO is always installed for php 5.1+. You can check for specific db drivers that are installed or not using phpinfo(); You could try to check for specific drivers using @Mark Baker idea and checking for specific constants;

var_dump(defined(PDO::MYSQL_ATTR_LOCAL_INFILE)); // mysql var_dump(PDO::FB_ATTR_TIME_FORMAT)); // firebird 

Note that not all drivers have specific constants defined so phpinfo() remains best solution.

Using command line you can check using:

$ php -m 

As an alternative of phpinfo() you can use:

extension_loaded ('PDO' ); // returns boolean // or extension_loaded('pdo_mysql'); // or get all extensions and search for a specific one get_loaded_extensions();  

Answer 2

Aside from using phpinfo() to see if it's correctly listed

if (!defined('PDO::ATTR_DRIVER_NAME')) { echo 'PDO unavailable'; }