Options are defined using keys or properties. Every key has a name and a value, delimited by an equals sign (=). The key name appears to the left of the equals sign. Key names are not case-sensitive. Unless otherwise noted, values are not case-sensitive.

Key	Value Description
api_encoding	Specify string encoding for data retrieval.
timeout	Specify default lock timeout in seconds.
time_zone	Specify current time zone.
storage	Specify database storage mode.
cache_size	Specify cache size.
collate	Specify database UTF8 collation.
error_format	Specify error message format.
durability	Specify database transaction safety level.
use_ssl	Specify connection transport to use SSL encryption.
pack_write_chunk_size	The abstract size of the transaction chunk written to the pack.
pack_file_size	Specify pack file maximum size.
vacuum_percentage	Specify the vacuum trigger level for pack files.
vacuum_chunk_size	Specify the vacuum write size for pack files.