bool constructor
Auth_PrefManager::Auth_PrefManager
(
string
$dsn
,
array
$properties = NULL
,
string
$defaultUser
)
The $properties
property should be an associative array, with the structure below. Any options not set will be set to the default.
'table'
The table to retrieve preferences from. [preferences]
'userColumn'
The field to use for matching user IDs. [user_id]
'nameColumn'
The field to use for matching preference names. [pref_name]
'valueColumn'
The field to retrieve preference values from. [pref_value]
'defaultUser'
The user ID to use for retrieving default values. [__default__]
'cacheName'
The key to use for the cache in $_SESSION
. [prefsCache]
'useCache'
Should values be cached for later use. [true]
'serialize'
Should values be serialized before saving to the database, and unserialized on retrieval. [false]
$dsn
The DSN of the database connection to make, or a DB object.
$properties
An array of properties to set.
$defaultUser
The default user to manage for.
returns Success or failure.
No exceptions thrown.
This function can not be called statically.
Users with preferences created using Auth_PrefManager 1.0.4 or earlier shouldn't enable the serialize option, as it may result in data loss.