public function parse_db_host( $host ) {
		$port    = null;
		$socket  = null;
		$is_ipv6 = false;

		// First peel off the socket parameter from the right, if it exists.
		$socket_pos = strpos( $host, ':/' );
		if ( $socket_pos !== false ) {
			$socket = substr( $host, $socket_pos + 1 );
			$host   = substr( $host, 0, $socket_pos );
		}

		// We need to check for an IPv6 address first.
		// An IPv6 address will always contain at least two colons.
		if ( substr_count( $host, ':' ) > 1 ) {
			$pattern = '#^(?:\[)?(?P<host>[0-9a-fA-F:]+)(?:\]:(?P<port>[\d]+))?#';
			$is_ipv6 = true;
		} else {
			// We seem to be dealing with an IPv4 address.
			$pattern = '#^(?P<host>[^:/]*)(?::(?P<port>[\d]+))?#';
		}

		$matches = array();
		$result  = preg_match( $pattern, $host, $matches );

		if ( 1 !== $result ) {
			// Couldn't parse the address, bail.
			return false;
		}

		$host = '';
		foreach ( array( 'host', 'port' ) as $component ) {
			if ( ! empty( $matches[ $component ] ) ) {
				$$component = $matches[ $component ];
			}
		}

		return array( $host, $port, $socket, $is_ipv6 );
	}