Driver¶

Selects the libdbi driver backend to use for this action.

This parameter applies to omlibdbi: Generic Database Output Module.

Name:: Driver
Scope:: input
Type:: word
Default:: input=none
Required?:: yes
Introduced:: Not documented

Description¶

Set this to the driver name that matches your database backend, as documented by libdbi-drivers. Common values include:

mysql (ommysql: MariaDB/MySQL Database Output Module is recommended instead)
firebird (Firebird and InterBase)
ingres
msql
Oracle
sqlite
sqlite3
freetds (Microsoft SQL and Sybase)
pgsql (PostgreSQL Database Output Module (ompgsql) is recommended instead)

Input usage¶

action(type="omlibdbi" driver="mysql" server="db.example.net" \
       uid="dbwriter" pwd="sup3rSecret" db="syslog")

Legacy names (for reference)¶

Historic names/directives for compatibility. Do not use in new configs.

$ActionLibdbiDriver — maps to Driver (status: legacy)

See also¶

See also omlibdbi: Generic Database Output Module.

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