Driver properties are contained in subelements of the driverProperty element, which is present in each database element in database.xml. A list of these subelements is given in Table 1, “Driver Properties”.
Table 1. Driver Properties
| Property/Subelement | Description |
|---|---|
| type | The database type. A list of all available types is given in the databaseMappings element. |
| hostname | The fully qualified name of the host on which your database server is running |
| port | Holds the port value on which your database server is running |
| dbName | The database name that will be used |
| userName | The name of the database user. Please make sure that specified users have the necessary rights to modify the database. Specifically, the user should be allowed to create tables and indices and to select, insert and update tables that the user has created. |
| userPassword | The user password for access to the database |