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1. 7.x includes/database/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

string|null The key of the formerly active database.

See also

https://www.drupal.org/node/2993033

Related topics

1 call to db_set_active()

DatabaseLegacyTest::testDbSetActive in core/tests/Drupal/KernelTests/Core/Database/DatabaseLegacyTest.php

Tests the db_set_active() function.

File

core/includes/database.inc, line 326

Code

function db_set_active($key = 'default') {
    @trigger_error('db_set_active() is deprecated in drupal:8.0.0. It will be removed from drupal:9.0.0. Use \\Drupal\\Core\\Database\\Database::setActiveConnection() instead. See https://www.drupal.org/node/2993033', E_USER_DEPRECATED);
    return Database::setActiveConnection($key);
}

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