Re: OO DB in PHP?

On 6/2/05, GamblerZG <gambler@highstream.net> wrote: > When you have objects stored on disk, it's usually very convenient to > read them on demand. However, MySQL is clearly not meant for this > purpose. A serialized PHP object is just a string of data. MySQL is a very fast database, so I don't quite understand this statement. > Query overhead, complexity of SQL needed, and some other > limitation make object storage and retrieval a headache. Did you have some code that you need help debugging? > The question is, is it possible to write reasonably efficient OO > database in php? I don't use objects in web applications. In my experience the overhead involved in creating an object for the extremely short lifetime it has is overkill. > Two main factors would be: > 1) Is is possible to make fast B-tree index search without writing any C > code? MySQL supports btree indexes for MyISAM and InnoDB table types. > 2)How long does it takes for PHP to open 1 file? (It will need to open > hundreds of them.) Depends on your hardware, not so much PHP. -- Greg Donald Zend Certified Engineer http://destiney.com/