object connect (mixed $dsn [, array $options = array()])
object connect
Creates a new DB connection object and connect to the specified database
Data Source Name. String formats are described in the DSN section while array formats are covered in the "Intro - Connect" section.
An optional argument can contain runtime configuration settings for this package. See setOption() for more information on the available settings.
object - a new DB object or a DB_Error object on failure
Table 33-1. Possible PEAR_Error values
This function should be called statically.
disconnect(), "Intro - Connect"