Thanks for the reply. I am not sure if this is really a question of is the solution ideal or not. I think it is more situational; and possibly just poor setup on my end (my employers end).

Our php.ini does specify a default socket for mysqli, but the situation we run under is multiple installations of mysql running on a single server, which has led to 2 or 3 sockets connecting to different mysql servers. The question of having this type of mysql setup being smart or not?… well thats a different discussion, personally I do not like it.

In a recent project I opted to use the ZF, and with this project required a connection to one of the sockets that was not the default. From a pure coding perspective, yes it is easier for me to specify in my ZF config the socket for the connection to use. I do recognize however that easier is not always better or even ideal from a coding standard.

As far as the framework, I love it. Fast development, ease of use. All-in-all a good product.

If you feel that’s not an ideal solution, please let me know. wil@zend is the email.

Hope the framework is working out for you otherwise.
,Wil