function db_set_active

Same name in other branches
  1. 8.9.x core/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 modules/simpletest/tests/database_test.test
Test that we can log queries separately on different connections.
DatabaseTasks::connect in includes/install.inc
Check if we can connect to the database.

File

includes/database/database.inc, line 2671

Code

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

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