RE: [PHP] Database abstraction

Or you could just use ODBC, as this is what it is intended for... :) Best regards, Andrew ---------------------------------------------------- Andrew Hill Professional Services Consultant OpenLink Software http://www.openlinksw.com Universal Database Connectivity Technology Providers > -----Original Message----- > From: Manuel Lemos [mailto:mlemos@acm.org] > Sent: Thursday, August 24, 2000 2:28 AM > To: Yvonne Rojas > Cc: php-general@lists.php.net > Subject: Re: [PHP] Database abstraction > > > Hello Yvonne, > > On 23-Aug-00 12:38:40, you wrote: > > >I'm trying to build a web application that will access a Sybase > >database. However, there is the possibility that it will need to > >instead access an Oracle database in the future. Does Php have a > >database abstraction layer? Does Php have something similar to Perl's > >DBI? Has anyone used Metabase? > > About 2.400 individual users downloaded it. I can't say how many > effectively use it though. > > Anyway, if you need database portability, Metabase is a good choice, in > many aspects better than Perl DBI. Not only it provides a way to develop > database applications that are portable between DBMS, but it also it > provides a means to design portable database schemas that you can install > and upgrade in any supported DBMS. > > If some day you need to move between DBMS, you can have Metabase dump your > database contents in DBMS neutral format so you can re-install > its contents > in a new DBMS without loss of data or type information. > > The Sybase driver is not yet publically available but it is on the way. If > you want to be warned when a beta version will be available, just > subscribe > to Metabase development mailing list by sending an empty message to > metabase-dev-subscribe@egroups.com or otherwise look in the list Web > archive here: http://www.egroups.com/group/metabase-dev > > > > Regards, > Manuel Lemos > > Web Programming Components using PHP Classes. > Look at: http://phpclasses.UpperDesign.com/?user=mlemos@acm.org > -- > E-mail: mlemos@acm.org > URL: http://www.mlemos.e-na.net/ > PGP key: http://www.mlemos.e-na.net/ManuelLemos.pgp > -- > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-general-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > For additional commands, e-mail: php-general-help@lists.php.net > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net > >