What are all possible keys for database.yml

Question

I\'ve just discovered that the reconnect: true configuration option is possible in the database.yml file. What other possible configuration options are

Answer 1

I don't think there is any place that just lists them but I checked the ActiveRecord's ConnectionAdapaters. Keep in mind that options change which database you use, but this was listed within the MySQL connection adapter.

List of Options for MySQL

:host - Defaults to "localhost".
:port - Defaults to 3306.
:socket - Defaults to "/tmp/mysql.sock".
:username - Defaults to "root"
:password - Defaults to nothing.
:database - The name of the database. No default, must be provided.
:encoding - (Optional) Sets the client encoding by executing "SET NAMES " after connection.
:reconnect - Defaults to false (See MySQL documentation: http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.7/en/auto-reconnect.html).
:strict - Defaults to true. Enable STRICT_ALL_TABLES. (See MySQL documentation: http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.7/en/sql-mode.html)
:variables - (Optional) A hash session variables to send as SET @@SESSION.key = value on each database connection. Use the value +:default+ to set a variable to its DEFAULT value. (See MySQL documentation: http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.7/en/set-statement.html).
:sslca - Necessary to use MySQL with an SSL connection.
:sslkey - Necessary to use MySQL with an SSL connection.
:sslcert - Necessary to use MySQL with an SSL connection.
:sslcapath - Necessary to use MySQL with an SSL connection.
:sslcipher - Necessary to use MySQL with an SSL connection.

The github for Rails ActiveRecord adapters, https://github.com/rails/rails/tree/master/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters

edit: Adding what @pjrebsch commented below. You can also see MySQL options on the Mysql2 gem's Readme