Cakephp can't change database on-the-fly

Question

I am trying to connect from multiples databases from a loop, but seens CakePHP can\'t change database, only others infos (like user/pass/host).

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Answer 1

Try not to drop config, just alter the things you need.

For this task I successfully use

$dataSource = ConnectionManager::getDataSource('company_data');
$dataSource->config['schema'] = 'company_'.$id;

I don't know if database switching and mysql as engine is good pair. I use postgresql schemas for this purpose.

Answer 2

You can use the model method setSource() to change the table or setDataSource() to change the db config.