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Breaking: #61863 - deprecated connectDB from EidUtility removed
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See :issue:`61863`

Description
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Method :code:`connectDB()` from :code:`\TYPO3\CMS\Frontend\Utility\EidUtility` has been removed.


Impact
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Extensions that still use the function :code:`connectDB()` will trigger a fatal
PHP error when an eID script is called.


Affected installations
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A TYPO3 instance is affected if a 3rd party extension uses the removed function.


Migration
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The function can be removed safely. The database will connect itself if needed.


.. index:: PHP-API, Frontend
