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Heterogeneous Connections

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WordPress uses a MariaDB or MySQL database to store its data. A connection to another remote MariaDB or MySQL database can be defined as a homogeneous database connection, which is a connection to a similar database management system.

A heterogeneous database connection is a remote connection to a different database management system (e.g. SQL Server, Oracle, PostgreSQL or MS Access). A heterogeneous database connection is more complex and requires additional resources and technologies.

WP Data Access users can connect to heterogeneous databases in three ways:
  1. Using the CONNECT engine (requires MariaDB and full OS access)
  2. Setup your own proxy server (requires a proxy server and full OS access)
  3. Connect through our Premium Data Service (zero configuration)
Article “Using ODBC | JDBC” explains the general preparation to setup a proxy server or use the MariaDB connect engine directly to connect to heterogeneous databases. Article “Connect to SQL Server (tutorial)” describes how to connect to SQL Server using a proxy or the MariaDB connect engine. Our premium data service makes it very easy to connect to homogeneous and heterogeneous databases and is explained in a separate article. Read more…

Using a heterogeneous database connection #

Plugin tools #

Heterogeneous connections are available from all WP Data Access tools. Just select a table or view from your heterogeneous remote database connection to create a publication, project or chart. Please be aware that a table must have a primary key or unique index to support data management, which is a general requirement in WP Data Access. Check your data types before you start updating (see limitations).

Custom PHP code #

Heterogeneous database connections can be used in custom PHP code as well. Here is a template:

<?php

function heterogeneous_connection_example() {
	$wpdadb = WPDataAccess\Connection\WPDADB::get_db_connection( 'rdb:wpdafree.youniquedata.com' );
	$rows   = $wpdadb->get_results( 'select * from my_table' );
	foreach ( $rows as $row ) {
		// Process table row...
	}
}

add_action('plugins_loaded', 'heterogeneous_connection_example');

?>

The code example above connects to “rdb:wpdafree.youniquedata.com“. This is a free premium data service for premium users. Table ‘my_table‘ can be a SQL Server, MS Access, Oracle, or PostgreSQL table, but can also be a public CSV, JSON, or XML file converted to a table automatically.

Class WPDADB is a subclass of WordPress class wpdb. You can use all available wpdb methods (query, get_results, insert, update, delete, and so on) to access your remote heterogeneous database.

Limitations #

Heterogeneous connections have limitations:

  • A connection through a proxy adds a delay. The duration of the delay depends on the location of the servers (web server, proxy server, database server) involved.
  • Remote table structure modifications need to be synchronized locally.
  • Remote data types that are not available in MariaDB | MySQL are converted. Check your columns before you start updating.
  • Text columns are truncated after 1024 characters.
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