Database Settings

Variable	Default Value	Description
_DB_dbms	mysql	Do not change! This tells Geeklog that it's dealing with a MySQL database - and currently, that is the only type of database that is supported.
_DB_host	localhost	Database Server (to be entered in the form: hostname:port:unixsocket. In most cases you won't need to change the default value.
_DB_name	geeklog	Database Name
_DB_user	root	Database User Account
_DB_pass	null	Database User Password
_DB_table_prefix	gl_	Allows you to change the default table names for Geeklog. Changing this would allow you to run several Geeklog Systems from one database. However, you must make sure that all plugins also make use of this prefix.
_DB_mysqldump_path	/usr/bin/mysqldump	Complete path to the mysqldump utility (part of MySQL) for making backups of your Geeklog database
allow_mysqldump	1	Enable or disable the backup functionality (1 = on, 0 = off)
mysqldump_options	-Q	Here you can include additional options for the mysqldump call that Geeklog uses to create a backup from your database.