There are so many tutorials about that, but let me add it one more time. You’ve to use the PDO_MYSQL adapter:
// where params include adapter, host // username, password and dbname $db = new Zend_Db_Adapter_Pdo_Mysql($params);
and set the default adapter
Zend_Db_Table::setDefaultAdapter($db);
That can be done in the bootstrap or into a front controller plugin!
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