dbDriver

This configuration property specifies the default database driver to use for Profound.js Record Level Access and SQL operations.

This setting is deprecated starting in Profound.js 5.0.0. Use the databaseConnections property instead.

Profound.js database drivers

The following is a list of database drivers shipped with Profound.js.

Profound.js Database Driver	dbDriver Name	Record Level Access	SQL	Required Components	Supported API

Profound.js Database Driver	dbDriver Name	Record Level Access	SQL	Required Components	Supported API
IBM i DB2	"IBMi"	Yes	Yes	Profound.js Connector on IBM i	All Record Level Access API, All SQL API
Offline JSON Store (see offline capabilities)	"jsonDB"	Yes	No	No extra components required	Record Level Access API (No commitment control or record locking)
MySQL / MariaDB	"mysql"	Yes	Yes	Profound.js Connector for MySQL and mysql npm package	All SQL API Record Level Access API, (No commitment control, record locking, or access by RRN)
Microsoft SQL Server	"mssql"	Yes	Yes	Profound.js Connector for MS SQL Server and mssql npm package	All SQL API Record Level Access API, (No commitment control, record locking, or access by RRN)
Oracle	"oracledb"	Yes	Yes	Profound.js Connector for Oracle and oracledb npm package	All SQL API Record Level Access API , (No commitment control, record locking, or access by RRN)

For IBM i DB2, if the IBM i system is remote in relation to the Profound.js server and if you're not starting your session from Genie, then you should also set the connectorURL and connectorCredentials configuration settings.

For MySQL / MariaDB, Microsoft SQL Server, and Oracle, you should set the connectionDetails configuration setting.

The Profound.js driver defined by this configuration property is used by these API: