Re: [pear] database abstraction / general questions

Quoting Sebastian Bergmann <sebastian.bergmann@web.de>: > 1.) Could anyone give me or point me to an example of the use of > PEAR's database abstraction, for instance with MySQL, please? I've attached a (very) simple script that is currently working with the DB stuff in current cvs. > 2.) Why do the pear/db classes use call-time pass-by-reference? > It's been deprecated as far as I know and one is encouraged to > disable it in the php.ini. I'll look into this. The classes were written before the feature set of php4 was finalized. > 3.) Where can I find information on the include_once() and use > functions / statements? use does not exist anymore. include_once is exactly like include, but it is guaranteed not to include a file more than once. > 4.) How does one install PEAR (on Win32)? I added the php/pear/ > directory to my include_path for the time beeing. That should be it. > 5.) Is there a special PEAR-related mailinglist? php-pear@lists.php.net. -chuck -- Charles Hagenbuch, <chagenbu@wso.williams.edu> -- "hello, I'm a giant cheese, and I'm here to give you a therapeutic massage"

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