Retrieving Supported Types Of Databases

Use the get-supported-types operation to retrieve the supported types of database.

Request Packet Structure

A request XML packet retrieving types of database servers supported by Plesk includes the get-supported-types operation node:

<packet>
<dns>
   <get-supported-types/>
 </dns>
</packet>

The graphical representation of the get-supported-types node is as follows:

Response Packet Structure

The get-supported-types node of the output XML packet is structured as follows:

• The result node is required. It wraps the response retrieved from the server. Data type: DatabaseServerResultType (database_output.xsd).
• The status node is required. It specifies the execution status of the get-supported-types operation. Data type: string. Allowed values: ok | error.
• The errcode node is optional. Is returns the error code if the get-supported-types operation fails. Data type: integer.
• The errtext node is optional. It returns the error message if the get-supported-types operation fails. Data type: string.
• The type node is optional. It returns the types of supported database servers if the get-supported-types operation succeeds. Data type: string.

Samples

This request packet retrieves the supported types of database servers.

<packet version="1.5.2.0">
<db_server>
   <get-supported-types/>
 </db_server>
</packet>

Response (for MS Windows server):  

<packet version="1.5.2.0">
<db_server>
<get-supported-types>
   <result>
      <status>ok</status>
      <type>mssql</type>
      <type>mysql</type>
   </result>
</get-supported-types>
</db_server>
</packet>

Response (for Unix server):

<packet version="1.5.2.0">
<db_server>
<get-supported-types>
   <result>
      <status>ok</status>
      <type>mysql</type>
      <type>postgresql</type>
   </result>
</get-supported-types>
</db_server>
</packet>