Database Settings

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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
_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.