Question

I have a ini file with db connection settings. I am creating an installer and need help to:

1. test db connection settings in ini file with errors (wrong user/pass or cannot select db)
2. insert db structure using .sql file.

Is this possible with ZF, I can’t find any info anywhere. Should I just do this using direct queries?

Thanks!

Answer 1

In your unit test, you could probably call $adapter->getConnect() within a try/catch that checks for a Zend_Db_Adapter_Exception, subclasses of which are thrown on a failed connection. In the catch, you can call $this->fail() to signal the failed test.

But typically, you would have a different set of db connection params when APPLICATION_ENV = 'testing' than you would for the other APPLICATION_ENV‘s. So in this sense, I am with @jakenoble. It sounds less like a unit testing issue than a deployment issue. As such, some kind of command-line script – even one that uses the same bootstrap as the main app – might be more appropriate.