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Advanced Guide

Dealing with SQL

GoFr simplifies the process of connecting to SQL databases where one needs to add respective configs in .env, which allows connecting to different SQL dialects(MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite) without going into complexity of configuring connections.

With GoFr, connecting to different SQL databases is as straightforward as setting the DB_DIALECT environment variable to the respective dialect.

Usage for PostgreSQL and MySQL

To connect with PostgreSQL, set DB_DIALECT to postgres. Similarly, To connect with MySQL, simply set DB_DIALECT to mysql.

DB_HOST=localhost
DB_USER=root
DB_PASSWORD=root123
DB_NAME=test_db
DB_PORT=3306

DB_DIALECT=postgres

Usage for SQLite

To connect with SQLite, set DB_DIALECT to sqlite and DB_NAME to the name of your DB File. If the DB file already exists then it will be used otherwise a new one will be created.

DB_NAME=test.db

DB_DIALECT=sqlite

Setting Max open and Idle Connections

To set max open and idle connection for any MYSQL, PostgreSQL, sqlite. Add the following configs in .env file.

DB_MAX_IDLE_CONNECTION=5 // Default 2
DB_MAX_OPEN_CONNECTION=5 // Default unlimited
Check out the example on how to add configuration for SQL in GoFr: Visit Github