MYSQL module
Admin Guide
Section titled “Admin Guide”Overview
Section titled “Overview”This is a module which provides MySQL connectivity for OpenSIPS. It implements the DB API defined in OpenSIPS.
Dependencies
Section titled “Dependencies”OpenSIPS Modules
Section titled “OpenSIPS Modules”The following modules must be loaded before this module:
- If a use tls is defined, the tls_mgm module will need to be loaded as well.
External Libraries or Applications
Section titled “External Libraries or Applications”The following libraries or applications must be installed before running OpenSIPS with this module loaded:
- libmysqlclient-dev - the development libraries of mysql-client.
Exported Parameters
Section titled “Exported Parameters”exec_query_threshold (integer)
Section titled “exec_query_threshold (integer)”If queries take longer than ‘exec_query_threshold’ microseconds, warning messages will be written to logging facility.
Default value is 0 - disabled.
...modparam("db_mysql", "exec_query_threshold", 60000)...timeout_interval (integer)
Section titled “timeout_interval (integer)”Time interval after which a connection attempt (read or write request) is aborted. The value counts three times, as several retries are done from the driver before it gives up.
The read timeout parameter is ignored on driver versions prior to “5.1.12”, “5.0.25” and “4.1.22”. The write timeout parameter is ignored on version prior to “5.1.12” and “5.0.25”, the “4.1” release don’t support it at all.
Default value is 2 (6 sec).
...modparam("db_mysql", "timeout_interval", 2)...max_db_queries (integer)
Section titled “max_db_queries (integer)”The maximum number of retries to execute a failed query due to connections problems. If this parameter is set improperly, it is set to default value.
Default value is 2.
...modparam("db_mysql", "max_db_queries", 2)...max_db_retries (integer)
Section titled “max_db_retries (integer)”The maximum number of database connection retries. If this parameter is set improperly, it is set to default value.
Default value is 3.
...modparam("db_mysql", "max_db_retries", 2)...ps_max_col_size (integer)
Section titled “ps_max_col_size (integer)”The maximum size of a column’s data, when fetched using prepared statements. Particularly relevant for variable-length data, such as CHAR, BLOB, etc.
Default value is 1024 (bytes).
...modparam("db_mysql", "ps_max_col_size", 4096)...use_tls (integer)
Section titled “use_tls (integer)”Setting this parameter will allow you to use TLS for MySQL connections. In order to enable TLS for a specific connection, you can use the “**tls_domain=**dom_name” URL parameter in the db_url of the respective OpenSIPS module. This should be placed at the end of the URL after the ’?’ character. Additionally, the query string may include the “tls_opts= PKEY,CERT,CA,CA_DIR,CIPHERS” CSV parameter, in order to control/limit the amount of TLS options passed to the TLS library.
When using this parameter, you must also ensure that tls_mgm is loaded and properly configured. Refer to the the module for additional info regarding TLS client domains.
Note that if you want to use this feature, the TLS domain must be provisioned in the configuration file, NOT in the database. In case you are loading TLS certificates from the database, you must at least define one domain in the configuration script, to use for the initial connection to the DB.
Also, you can NOT enable TLS for the connection to the database of the tls_mgm module itself.
Default value is 0 (not enabled)
...modparam("tls_mgm", "client_domain", "dom1")modparam("tls_mgm", "certificate", "[dom1]/etc/pki/tls/certs/opensips.pem")modparam("tls_mgm", "private_key", "[dom1]/etc/pki/tls/private/opensips.key")modparam("tls_mgm", "ca_list", "[dom1]/etc/pki/tls/certs/ca.pem")...modparam("db_mysql", "use_tls", 1)...modparam("usrloc", "db_url", "mysql://root:1234@localhost/opensips?tls_domain=dom1")...modparam("usrloc", "db_url", "mysql://root:1234@localhost/opensips?tls_domain=dom1&tls_opts=PKEY,CERT,CA,CA_DIR,CIPHERS")...Exported Functions
Section titled “Exported Functions”No function exported to be used from configuration file.
Installation
Section titled “Installation”Because it dependes on an external library, the mysql module is not compiled and installed by default. You can use one of the next options.
- edit the “Makefile” and remove “db_mysql” from “excluded_modules” list. Then follow the standard procedure to install OpenSIPS: “make all; make install”.
- from command line use: ‘make all include_modules=“db_mysql”; make install include_modules=“db_mysql”’.
Exported Events
Section titled “Exported Events”E_MYSQL_CONNECTION
Section titled “E_MYSQL_CONNECTION”This event is raised when a MySQL connection is lost or recovered.
Parameters:
- url - the URL of the connection as specified by the db_url parameter.
- status - connected if the connection recovered, or disconnected if the connection was lost.
Contributors
Section titled “Contributors”By Commit Statistics
Section titled “By Commit Statistics”Top contributors by DevScore(1), authored commits(2) and lines added/removed(3)
| # | Name | DevScore | Commits | Lines++ | Lines— |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Jan Janak (@janakj) | 154 | 53 | 5406 | 3260 |
| 2. | Henning Westerholt (@henningw) | 108 | 32 | 2630 | 3176 |
| 3. | Bogdan-Andrei Iancu (@bogdan-iancu) | 104 | 73 | 1709 | 928 |
| 4. | Liviu Chircu (@liviuchircu) | 46 | 35 | 674 | 299 |
| 5. | Razvan Crainea (@razvancrainea) | 30 | 25 | 250 | 70 |
| 6. | Daniel-Constantin Mierla (@miconda) | 28 | 20 | 574 | 157 |
| 7. | Andrei Pelinescu-Onciul | 16 | 14 | 54 | 51 |
| 8. | Vlad Paiu (@vladpaiu) | 15 | 12 | 209 | 49 |
| 9. | Vlad Patrascu (@rvlad-patrascu) | 12 | 8 | 181 | 80 |
| 10. | Jiri Kuthan (@jiriatipteldotorg) | 11 | 6 | 393 | 2 |
All remaining contributors: Stefan Darius (@dariusstefan), Nils Ohlmeier, Norman Brandinger (@NormB), Maksym Sobolyev (@sobomax), Peter Lemenkov (@lemenkov), Eseanu Marius Cristian (@eseanucristian), Dan Pascu (@danpascu), Walter Doekes (@wdoekes), Ionut Ionita (@ionutrazvanionita), Ovidiu Sas (@ovidiusas), Andreas Heise, Razvan Pistolea, Konstantin Bokarius, Ken Rice, Saúl Ibarra Corretgé (@saghul), Sergio Gutierrez, Edson Gellert Schubert, Ravitez Dondeti, Augusto Caringi.
(1) DevScore = author_commits + author_lines_added / (project_lines_added / project_commits) + author_lines_deleted / (project_lines_deleted / project_commits)
(2) including any documentation-related commits, excluding merge commits
(3) ignoring whitespace edits, renamed files and auto-generated files
By Commit Activity
Section titled “By Commit Activity”| # | Name | Commit Activity |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Stefan Darius (@dariusstefan) | Jun 2026 - Jul 2026 |
| 2. | Razvan Crainea (@razvancrainea) | Oct 2011 - Jun 2026 |
| 3. | Ravitez Dondeti | Apr 2026 - Apr 2026 |
| 4. | Bogdan-Andrei Iancu (@bogdan-iancu) | Aug 2002 - Nov 2025 |
| 5. | Ken Rice | Sep 2025 - Sep 2025 |
| 6. | Norman Brandinger (@NormB) | Aug 2006 - Jan 2025 |
| 7. | Liviu Chircu (@liviuchircu) | Mar 2014 - Dec 2024 |
| 8. | Vlad Paiu (@vladpaiu) | Feb 2011 - Jul 2023 |
| 9. | Maksym Sobolyev (@sobomax) | Feb 2023 - Feb 2023 |
| 10. | Vlad Patrascu (@rvlad-patrascu) | Apr 2017 - May 2021 |
All remaining contributors: Walter Doekes (@wdoekes), Peter Lemenkov (@lemenkov), Augusto Caringi, Ovidiu Sas (@ovidiusas), Ionut Ionita (@ionutrazvanionita), Eseanu Marius Cristian (@eseanucristian), Saúl Ibarra Corretgé (@saghul), Razvan Pistolea, Sergio Gutierrez, Henning Westerholt (@henningw), Daniel-Constantin Mierla (@miconda), Konstantin Bokarius, Edson Gellert Schubert, Andreas Heise, Jan Janak (@janakj), Andrei Pelinescu-Onciul, Dan Pascu (@danpascu), Jiri Kuthan (@jiriatipteldotorg), Nils Ohlmeier.
(1) including any documentation-related commits, excluding merge commits
Documentation
Section titled “Documentation”Contributors
Section titled “Contributors”Last edited by: Razvan Crainea (@razvancrainea), Liviu Chircu (@liviuchircu), Vlad Patrascu (@rvlad-patrascu), Peter Lemenkov (@lemenkov), Eseanu Marius Cristian (@eseanucristian), Bogdan-Andrei Iancu (@bogdan-iancu), Vlad Paiu (@vladpaiu), Daniel-Constantin Mierla (@miconda), Konstantin Bokarius, Edson Gellert Schubert, Henning Westerholt (@henningw), Jan Janak (@janakj).
License
Section titled “License”All documentation files (i.e. .md extension) are licensed under the Creative Common License 4.0