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Uniform Resource Identifiers
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<h1 id="uri_filenames_in_sqlite"><span>1. </span>URI Filenames In SQLite</h1>
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<p>
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Beginning with <a href="releaselog/3_7_7.html">version 3.7.7</a> (2011-06-23),
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the SQLite database file argument to the
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<a href="c3ref/open.html">sqlite3_open()</a>, <a href="c3ref/open.html">sqlite3_open16()</a>, and <a href="c3ref/open.html">sqlite3_open_v2()</a> interfaces
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and to the <a href="lang_attach.html">ATTACH</a> command can be specified
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either as an ordinary filename or as a Uniform Resource Identifier or URI.
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The advantage of using a URI filename is that query parameters on the URI can
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be used to control details of the newly created database connection.
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For example, an alternative <a href="vfs.html">VFS</a> can be specified using a
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"vfs=" query parameter.
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Or the database can be opened read-only by using "mode=ro" as a query
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parameter.
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</p>
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<h1 id="backwards_compatibility"><span>2. </span>Backwards Compatibility</h1>
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<p>
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In order to maintain full backwards compatibility for legacy applications,
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the URI filename capability is disabled by default.
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URI filenames can be enabled or disabled using the <a href="compile.html#use_uri">SQLITE_USE_URI=1</a>
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or <a href="compile.html#use_uri">SQLITE_USE_URI=0</a> compile-time options.
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The compile-time setting for URI filenames can be changed
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at start-time using the <a href="c3ref/config.html">sqlite3_config</a>(<a href="c3ref/c_config_covering_index_scan.html#sqliteconfiguri">SQLITE_CONFIG_URI</a>,1)
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or <a href="c3ref/config.html">sqlite3_config</a>(<a href="c3ref/c_config_covering_index_scan.html#sqliteconfiguri">SQLITE_CONFIG_URI</a>,0) configuration calls.
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Regardless of the compile-time or start-time settings, URI filenames
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can be enabled for individual database connections by including the
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<a href="c3ref/c_open_autoproxy.html">SQLITE_OPEN_URI</a> bit in the set of bits passed as the F parameter
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to <a href="c3ref/open.html">sqlite3_open_v2(N,P,F,V)</a>.
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</p>
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<p>
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If URI filenames are recognized when the database connection is originally
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opened, then URI filenames will also be recognized on <a href="lang_attach.html">ATTACH</a> statements.
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Similarly, if URI filenames are not recognized when the database connection
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is first opened, they will not be recognized by <a href="lang_attach.html">ATTACH</a>.
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</p>
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<p>
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Since SQLite always interprets any filename that does not begin
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with "<tt>file:</tt>"
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as an ordinary filename regardless of the URI setting, and because it is
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very unusual to have an actual file begin with "<tt>file:</tt>",
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it is safe for most applications to enable URI processing even if URI
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filenames are not currently being used.
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</p>
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<h1 id="uri_format"><span>3. </span>URI Format</h1>
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<p>
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According to <a href="http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc3986">RFC 3986</a>, a URI consists
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of a scheme, an authority, a path, a query string, and a fragment. The
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scheme is always required. One of either the authority or the path is also
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always required. The query string and fragment are optional.
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</p>
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<p>
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SQLite uses the "<tt>file:</tt>" URI syntax to identify database files.
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SQLite strives to interpret file: URIs in exactly the same way as
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popular web-browsers such as
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<a href="http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/new/">Firefox</a>,
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<a href="http://www.google.com/chrome/">Chrome</a>,
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<a href="http://www.apple.com/safari/">Safari</a>,
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<a href="http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/internet-explorer/products/ie/home">Internet Explorer</a>, and
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<a href="http://www.opera.com/">Opera</a>,
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and command-line programs such as
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<a href="http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/start.mspx">Windows "start"</a> and the Mac OS-X
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<a href="http://developer.apple.com/library/mac/#documentation/Darwin/Reference/ManPages/man1/open.1.html">"open"</a> command.
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A succinct summary of the URI parsing rules follows:
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</p>
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<ul>
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<li> The scheme of the URI must be "<tt>file:</tt>". Any other scheme
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results in the input being treated as an ordinary filename.
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</li><li> The authority may be omitted, may be blank, or may be
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"<tt>localhost</tt>". Any other authority results in an error.
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Exception: If SQLite is compiled with <a href="compile.html#allow_uri_authority">SQLITE_ALLOW_URI_AUTHORITY</a>
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then any authority value other than "localhost" is passed through to the
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underlying operating system as a UNC filename.
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</li><li> The path is optional if the authority is present. If the authority
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is omitted then the path is required.
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</li><li> The query string is optional. If the query string is present, then
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all query parameters are passed through into the xOpen method of
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the underlying <a href="vfs.html">VFS</a>.
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</li><li> The fragment is optional. If present, it is ignored.
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</li></ul>
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<p>Zero or more escape sequences of the form "<b>%<i>HH</i></b>"
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(where <b><i>H</i></b> represents any hexadecimal digit) can occur
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in the path, query string, or fragment.</p>
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<p>A filename that is not a well-formed URI is interpreted as an
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ordinary filename.</p>
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<p>URIs are processed as UTF8 text.
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The filename argument sqlite3_open16() is converted from UTF16
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native byte order into UTF8 prior to processing.
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</p><h2 id="the_uri_path"><span>3.1. </span>The URI Path</h2>
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<p>The path component of the URI specifies the disk file that is the
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SQLite database to be opened. If the path component is omitted, then
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the database is stored in a temporary file that will be automatically
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deleted when the database connection closes. If the authority section
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is present, then the path is always an absolute pathname. If the
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authority section is omitted, then the path is an absolute pathname if it
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begins with the "/" character (ASCII code 0x2f) and is a relative
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pathname otherwise. On windows, if the absolute path begins with
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"<b>/<i>X</i>:/</b>" where <b><i>X</i></b> is any single ASCII alphabetic
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character ("a" through "z" or "A" through "Z") then the "<b><i>X:</i></b>"
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is understood to be the drive letter of the volume containing the file,
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not the toplevel directory.
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</p><p>An ordinary filename can usually be converted into an equivalent URI
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by the steps shown below. The one exception is that a relative windows
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pathname with a drive letter cannot be converted directly into a URI; it must
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be changed into an absolute pathname first.</p>
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<ol>
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<li>Convert all "<tt>?</tt>" characters into "<tt>%3f</tt>".
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</li><li>Convert all "<tt>#</tt>" characters into "<tt>%23</tt>".
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</li><li>On windows only, convert all "<tt>\</tt>" characters into "<tt>/</tt>".
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</li><li>Convert all sequences of two or more "<tt>/</tt>" characters into a
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single "<tt>/</tt>" character.
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</li><li>On windows only, if the filename begins with a drive letter, prepend
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a single "<tt>/</tt>" character.
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</li><li>Prepend the "<tt>file:</tt>" scheme.
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</li></ol>
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<h2 id="query_string"><span>3.2. </span>Query String</h2>
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<p>A URI filename can optionally be followed by a query string.
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The query string consists of text following the first "<tt>?</tt>"
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character but excluding the optional fragment that begins with
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"<tt>#</tt>". The query string is divided into key/value pairs.
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We usually refer to these key/value pairs as "query parameters".
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Key/value pairs are separated by a single "<tt>&</tt>" character.
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The key comes first and is separated from the value by a single
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"<tt>=</tt>" character.
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Both key and value may contain <b>%HH</b> escape sequences.</p>
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<p>
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The text of query parameters is appended to the filename argument of
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the xOpen method of the <a href="vfs.html">VFS</a>.
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Any %HH escape sequences in the query parameters are resolved prior to
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being appended to the xOpen filename.
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A single zero-byte separates the xOpen filename argument from the key of
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the first query parameters, each key and value, and each subsequent key
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from the prior value.
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The list of query parameters appended to the xOpen filename
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is terminated by a single zero-length key.
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Note that the value of a query parameter can be an empty string.
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</p>
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<a name="coreqp"></a>
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<h2 id="recognized_query_parameters"><span>3.3. </span>Recognized Query Parameters</h2>
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<p>
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Some query parameters are interpreted by the SQLite core and used to
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modify the characteristics of the new connection. All query parameters
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are always passed through into the xOpen method of the <a href="vfs.html">VFS</a> even if
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they are previously read and interpreted by the SQLite core.
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</p>
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<p>
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The following query parameters are recognized by SQLite as of
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<a href="releaselog/3_15_0.html">version 3.15.0</a> (2016-10-14).
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New query parameters might be added in the future.
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</p>
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<dl>
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<a name="uricache"></a>
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<dt><b>cache=shared<br>cache=private</b></dt>
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<dd><p>The cache query parameter determines if the new database is opened
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using <a href="sharedcache.html">shared cache mode</a> or with a private cache.
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</p></dd>
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<a name="uriimmutable"></a>
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<dt><b>immutable=1</b></dt>
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<dd><p>The immutable query parameter is a boolean that signals to
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SQLite that the underlying database file is held on read-only media
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and cannot be modified, even by another process with elevated
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privileges. SQLite always opens immutable database files
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read-only and it skips all file locking and change detection
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on immutable database files. If these query parameter (or
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the <a href="c3ref/c_iocap_atomic.html">SQLITE_IOCAP_IMMUTABLE</a> bit in xDeviceCharacteristics)
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asserts that a database file is immutable and that file
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changes anyhow, then SQLite might return incorrect query
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results and/or <a href="rescode.html#corrupt">SQLITE_CORRUPT</a> errors.
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</p></dd>
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<a name="urimode"></a>
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<dt><b>mode=ro<br>mode=rw<br>mode=rwc<br>mode=memory</b></dt>
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<dd><p>The mode query parameter determines if the new database is opened
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read-only, read-write, read-write and created if it does not exist, or
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that the database is a pure in-memory database that never interacts with
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disk, respectively.
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</p></dd>
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<a name="urimodeof"></a>
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<dt><b>modeof=</b><i>filename</i></dt>
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<dd><p>When creating a new database file during <a href="c3ref/open.html">sqlite3_open_v2()</a>
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on unix systems, SQLite will try to set the permissions of the new
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database file to match the existing file "<i>filename</i>".
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</p></dd>
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<a name="urinolock"></a>
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<dt><b>nolock=1</b></dt>
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<dd><p>The nolock query parameter is a boolean that disables all calls
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to the xLock, xUnlock, and xCheckReservedLock methods of the VFS when true.
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The nolock query parameter might be used, for example, when trying to
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access a file on a filesystem that does not support file locking.
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Caution: If two or more <a href="c3ref/sqlite3.html">database connections</a> try to interact with
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the same SQLite database and one or more of those connections has
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enabled "nolock", then database corruption can result. The "nolock"
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query parameter should only be used if the application can guarantee
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that writes to the database are serialized.
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<a name="uripsow"></a>
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</p></dd><dt><b>psow=0<br>psow=1</b></dt>
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<dd><p>The psow query parameter overrides the <a href="psow.html">powersafe overwrite</a>
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property of the database file being opened. The psow query parameter
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works with the default windows and unix <a href="vfs.html">VFSes</a> but might be a no-op for
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other proprietary or non-standard VFSes.
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</p></dd>
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<a name="urivfs"></a>
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<dt><b>vfs=</b><i>NAME</i></dt>
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<dd><p>The vfs query parameter causes the database connection to be opened
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using the <a href="vfs.html">VFS</a> called <i>NAME</i>.
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The open attempt fails if <i>NAME</i> is not the name of a <a href="vfs.html">VFS</a> that
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is built into SQLite or that has been previously registered using
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<a href="c3ref/vfs_find.html">sqlite3_vfs_register()</a>.</p></dd>
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</dl>
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<h1 id="see_also"><span>4. </span>See Also</h1>
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<ul>
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<li> <a href="c3ref/open.html#urifilenamesinsqlite3open">URI filenames in sqlite3_open()</a>
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</li><li> <a href="c3ref/open.html#urifilenameexamples">URI filename examples</a>
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</li></ul>
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