cvs: phpdoc /en/reference/dbx reference.xml

betz Mon Apr 29 08:09:16 2002 EDT Modified files: /phpdoc/en/reference/dbx reference.xml Log: new structure added Index: phpdoc/en/reference/dbx/reference.xml diff -u phpdoc/en/reference/dbx/reference.xml:1.2 phpdoc/en/reference/dbx/reference.xml:1.3 --- phpdoc/en/reference/dbx/reference.xml:1.2 Mon Apr 15 14:56:32 2002 +++ phpdoc/en/reference/dbx/reference.xml Mon Apr 29 08:09:16 2002 @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ <?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?> -<!-- $Revision: 1.2 $ --> +<!-- $Revision: 1.3 $ --> <!-- If anyone from the translator group has problems with the @@ -10,35 +10,101 @@ <reference id="ref.dbx"> <title>dbx functions</title> <titleabbrev>dbx</titleabbrev> + <partintro> - <simpara> - The dbx module is a database abstraction layer (db 'X', where 'X' - is a supported database). The dbx functions allow you to access - all supported databases using a single calling convention. In - order to have these functions available, you must compile PHP with - dbx support by using the <link linkend="install.configure.enable-dbx"> - <option role="configure">--enable-dbx</option></link> option and all options for - the databases that will be used, e.g. for MySQL you must also - specify <link linkend="install.configure.with-mysql"> - <option role="install.configure.with-mysql">--with-mysql</option></link>. - The dbx-functions themselves do not interface directly to the - databases, but interface to the modules that are used to support - these databases. To be able to use a database with the - dbx-module, the module must be either linked or loaded into PHP, - and the database module must be supported by the - dbx-module. Currently, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Microsoft SQL Server, - FrontBase, Sybase-CT and ODBC are supported, but others will follow - (soon, I hope :-). - </simpara> - <simpara> - Documentation for adding additional database support to dbx can be - found at <ulink url="&url.dbx.docs;">&url.dbx.docs;</ulink>. - </simpara> + <section id="dbx.intro"> + &reftitle.intro; + <para> + The dbx module is a database abstraction layer (db 'X', where 'X' + is a supported database). The dbx functions allow you to access + all supported databases using a single calling convention. + The dbx-functions themselves do not interface directly to the + databases, but interface to the modules that are used to support + these databases. + </para> + </section> + + <section id="dbx.required"> + &reftitle.required; + <para> + To be able to use a database with the dbx-module, the module must be either + linked or loaded into PHP, and the database module must be supported by the + dbx-module. Currently, following databases are supported, but others + will follow (soon, I hope :-): + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <simpara> + <link linkend="ref.fbsql">FrontBase</link> (available from PHP 4.1.0). + </simpara> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <simpara> + <link linkend="ref.mssql">Microsoft SQL Server</link> + </simpara> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <simpara> + <link linkend="ref.mysql">MySQL</link> + </simpara> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <simpara> + <link linkend="ref.odbc">ODBC</link> + </simpara> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <simpara> + <link linkend="ref.pgsql">PostgreSQL</link> + </simpara> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <simpara> + <link linkend="ref.sybase">Sybase-CT</link> (CVS only). + </simpara> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + </para> + <para> + Documentation for adding additional database support to dbx can be + found at <ulink url="&url.dbx.docs;">&url.dbx.docs;</ulink>. + </para> + </section> + + <section id="dbx.installation"> + &reftitle.install; + <para> + In order to have these functions available, you must compile PHP with + dbx support by using the <option role="configure">--enable-dbx</option> + option and all options for the databases that will be used, e.g. for + MySQL you must also specify + <option role="configure">--with-mysql=[DIR]</option>. + To get other supported databases to work with the dbx-module refer to their + specific documentation. + </para> + </section> + + <section id="dbx.runtime"> + &reftitle.runtime; + &no.config; + </section> + + <section id="dbx.resources"> + &reftitle.resources; + <para> + There are two resource types used in the dbx module. The first one is the + link-<type>object</type> for a database connection, the second a + result-<type>object</type> which helds the result of a query. + </para> + </section> + + &reference.dbx.constants; + </partintro> &reference.dbx.functions; </reference> + <!-- Keep this comment at the end of the file Local variables: mode: sgml