Index: trunk/FACT++/src/Configuration.cc
===================================================================
--- trunk/FACT++/src/Configuration.cc	(revision 19124)
+++ trunk/FACT++/src/Configuration.cc	(revision 19125)
@@ -350,5 +350,5 @@
 //!      The URL of the database from which the configuration data is
 //!      retrieved. It should be given in the form
-//!          \li [user[:password]@]server.com[:port]/database
+//!          \li [user[:password]@]server.com[:port]/database[/comp]
 //!
 //!      with
@@ -358,4 +358,9 @@
 //!          - port:     the port to which to connect (usually obsolete)
 //!          - database: The name of the database containing the table
+//!          - comp:     Force [comp=+] / prohibit [comp=-] compression
+//!
+//!  The default is that connections to the SQL server are compressed
+//!  whenever the server is neither '127.0.0.1' nor 'localhost'.
+//!  Use '/+' to force compression and '/-' to prohibit compression.
 //!
 //!  @param desc
Index: trunk/FACT++/src/calcsource.cc
===================================================================
--- trunk/FACT++/src/calcsource.cc	(revision 19124)
+++ trunk/FACT++/src/calcsource.cc	(revision 19125)
@@ -22,5 +22,5 @@
          ->required()
 #endif
-         , "Database link as in\n\tuser:password@server[:port]/database.")
+         , "Database link as in\n\tuser:password@server[:port]/database[/comp].")
         //("source-key",     var<uint32_t>(5),                "")
         //("source-name",    var<string>(""),               "")
Index: trunk/FACT++/src/drivectrl.cc
===================================================================
--- trunk/FACT++/src/drivectrl.cc	(revision 19124)
+++ trunk/FACT++/src/drivectrl.cc	(revision 19125)
@@ -3158,5 +3158,5 @@
         ("deviation-count",          var<uint16_t>(3),          "Minimum number of reported deviation below deviation-limit to get 'OnTrack'")
         ("deviation-max",            var<uint16_t>(180),        "Maximum deviation in arcsec allowed to keep status 'OnTrack'")
-        ("source-database",          var<string>(),             "Database link as in\n\tuser:password@server[:port]/database.")
+        ("source-database",          var<string>(),             "Database link as in\n\tuser:password@server[:port]/database[/comp].")
         ("source",                   vars<string>(),            "Additional source entry in the form \"name,hh:mm:ss,dd:mm:ss\"")
         ;
Index: trunk/FACT++/src/fits2sql.cc
===================================================================
--- trunk/FACT++/src/fits2sql.cc	(revision 19124)
+++ trunk/FACT++/src/fits2sql.cc	(revision 19125)
@@ -43,5 +43,5 @@
          ->required()
 #endif
-         , "Database link as in\n\tuser:password@server[:port]/database.")
+         , "Database link as in\n\tuser:password@server[:port]/database[/comp].")
         ("file",           var<string>("")
 #if BOOST_VERSION >= 104200
Index: trunk/FACT++/src/makedata.cc
===================================================================
--- trunk/FACT++/src/makedata.cc	(revision 19124)
+++ trunk/FACT++/src/makedata.cc	(revision 19125)
@@ -19,5 +19,5 @@
         ("source-name", var<string>(), "Source name")
         ("date-time", var<string>(), "SQL time (UTC)")
-        ("source-database", var<string>(""), "Database link as in\n\tuser:password@server[:port]/database.")
+        ("source-database", var<string>(""), "Database link as in\n\tuser:password@server[:port]/database[/comp].")
         ("max-current", var<double>(75), "Maximum current to display in other plots.")
         ("max-zd", var<double>(75), "Maximum zenith distance to display in other plots")
Index: trunk/FACT++/src/makeplots.cc
===================================================================
--- trunk/FACT++/src/makeplots.cc	(revision 19124)
+++ trunk/FACT++/src/makeplots.cc	(revision 19125)
@@ -48,5 +48,5 @@
         //("dec",       var<double>(), "Source declination")
         ("date-time", var<string>(), "SQL time (UTC)")
-        ("source-database", var<string>(""), "Database link as in\n\tuser:password@server[:port]/database.")
+        ("source-database", var<string>(""), "Database link as in\n\tuser:password@server[:port]/database[/comp].")
         ("max-current", var<double>(100), "Maximum current to display in other plots.")
         ("max-zd", var<double>(50), "Maximum zenith distance to display in other plots")
Index: trunk/FACT++/src/makeschedule.cc
===================================================================
--- trunk/FACT++/src/makeschedule.cc	(revision 19124)
+++ trunk/FACT++/src/makeschedule.cc	(revision 19125)
@@ -19,6 +19,6 @@
     control.add_options()
         ("date", var<string>(), "SQL time (UTC), e.g. '2016-12-24' (equiv. '2016-12-24 12:00:00' to '2016-12-25 11:59:59')")
-        ("source-database", var<string>()->required(), "Database link as in\n\tuser:password@server[:port]/database.")
-        ("schedule-database", var<string>(), "Database link as in\n\tuser:password@server[:port]/database.")
+        ("source-database", var<string>()->required(), "Database link as in\n\tuser:password@server[:port]/database[/comp].")
+        ("schedule-database", var<string>(), "Database link as in\n\tuser:password@server[:port]/database[/comp].")
         ("max-current", var<double>(90), "Global maximum current limit in uA")
         ("max-zd", var<double>(75), "Global zenith distance limit in degree")
Index: trunk/FACT++/src/root2sql.cc
===================================================================
--- trunk/FACT++/src/root2sql.cc	(revision 19124)
+++ trunk/FACT++/src/root2sql.cc	(revision 19125)
@@ -47,5 +47,5 @@
          ->required()
 #endif
-         , "Database link as in\n\tuser:password@server[:port]/database.")
+         , "Database link as in\n\tuser:password@server[:port]/database[/comp].")
         ("file",           var<string>("")
 #if BOOST_VERSION >= 104200
Index: trunk/FACT++/src/scheduler.cc
===================================================================
--- trunk/FACT++/src/scheduler.cc	(revision 19124)
+++ trunk/FACT++/src/scheduler.cc	(revision 19125)
@@ -727,5 +727,5 @@
          ->required()
 #endif
-                                           ,  "Database link as in\n\tuser:password@server[:port]/database\nOverwrites options from the default configuration file.")
+                                           ,  "Database link as in\n\tuser:password@server[:port]/database.")
         ("schedule",          var<string>(),  "")
         ("mintime",           var<int>(),     "minimum observation time")
Index: trunk/FACT++/src/smartfact.cc
===================================================================
--- trunk/FACT++/src/smartfact.cc	(revision 19124)
+++ trunk/FACT++/src/smartfact.cc	(revision 19125)
@@ -3538,5 +3538,5 @@
         ("pixel-map-file",  var<string>()->required(),     "Pixel mapping file. Used here to get the default reference voltage")
         ("path",            var<string>("www/smartfact/data"), "Output path for the data-files")
-        ("source-database", var<string>(""), "Database link as in\n\tuser:password@server[:port]/database.")
+        ("source-database", var<string>(""), "Database link as in\n\tuser:password@server[:port]/database[/comp].")
         ("client",          po_bool(false), "For a standalone client choose this option.")
         ;