DB::connect and PHP : hostname seems to be ignored ?!?!

Hello ,

a) in the following script (under RedHat AS3 with PHP 4.3.2 ) I make
      a "DB::connect" to an existing "mysql" database named
"docu_files_of_cvdv" .

     The strange thing is : it works -- even if I give as protocol the
string
     "nonsenseprotocol" (instead of "unix" or "tcp") and as Hostname
"nonsensehostname" ... !!

    Obviously PHP ignores the "protocol" and takes as Hostname the default
    "localhost" .. ?!? I do NOT understand .. ! :

### here is the script :

#!/usr/bin/php
<?php
    require("DB.php");
print("*** here PHPMYSQL.php *** \n");
print("*** now TRYING to connect .. *** \n");
$res =
DB::connect("mysql://nonsenseprotocol+nonsensehostname/docu_files_of_cvdv");
print("*** now having tried to connect .. *** \n");
if (DB::isError($res))
    {
    $str = $res->getMessage();
    print("$str \n");
    exit;
    }
    else
    {
print("*** o.k. - result : $res *** \n");
print("*** now having done DB::connect -- successfully .. ?!?? *** \n");
    }
exit;
?>

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here is the result - having executed it :

Content-type: text/html
X-Powered-By: PHP/4.3.2
*** here PHPMYSQL.php ***
*** now TRYING to connect .. ***
*** now having tried to connect .. ***
*** o.k. - result : Object ***
*** now having done DB::connect -- successfully .. ?!?? ***

###########################################

b) HOW can I induce the PHP-Interpreter to EVALUATE the "protocol" and
   "hostname" - Parameters in the "DB::connect"-string ?!

c) thanx for any hint :

  Claus van de Vlierd
Received on Mon Oct 17 20:59:12 2005