Re: Common DB Abstraction Layer: Re: [PEAR-DEV] Adoption of Metabase

En réponse à Pierre-Alain Joye <pierre-alain.joye@wanadoo.fr>: > This definition defines more a common interface to connect to a db, > execute queries, fetch the result and eventually gives errors reports > ;). Somehow yes (do I still win the $15,000 ???) > IMO, the need of a real abstraction layer is not a must for the majority > of php endusers. In another view, it will give to php tools for projects > who use actually others systems (MS asp, j2ee,...). > Most of pure web developments don't need a real abst. layer, intranet > portails or enterprise tools need. I don't exactly agree. Of course most web developments with php use mySQL (or similar BD) so the porting is a very light issue Of course, enterprise development (intranet, portals..) use other BD.. but the porting is still a very light issue except if you company change very often its licensing policy switching vendors back and forth ;- ) So may be for your specific enterprise IT environment PEAR::BD right now doesn't fit your needs.. fine.. some day hope this will change, but its more a "do you support DB XX ?" issue than a "are you cross DB ?" one. The result is that the question (IMHO) is more a "is it possible to adapt PEAR::DB to my specific case ?" (been at risk that the answer is "no") than "how could we start from the beginning to build something else?" Luc