The behaviour of these functions is affected by settings in php.ini.
| Name | Default | Changeable | Changelog | 
|---|---|---|---|
| maxdb.default_host | NULL | PHP_INI_ALL | |
| maxdb.default_db | NULL | PHP_INI_ALL | |
| maxdb.default_user | NULL | PHP_INI_ALL | |
| maxdb.default_pw | NULL | PHP_INI_ALL | |
| maxdb.long_readlen | "200" | PHP_INI_ALL | 
Here's a short explanation of the configuration directives.
maxdb.default_host
    string
   The default server host to use when connecting to the database server if no other host is specified.
maxdb.default_db
    string
   The default server database to use when connecting if no other database is specified.
maxdb.default_user
    string
   The default user name to use when connecting to the database server if no other name is specified.
maxdb.default_pw
    string
   The default password to use when connecting to the database server if no other password is specified.
maxdb.long_readlen
    integer
   The default maximum length of bytes that is transferred to the client if long data is retrieved from the MaxDB database server.