Re: Re: db_* => pg_*/my_*/ifx_* ?

From: Date: Mon, 06 Oct 2008 21:58:49 +0000
Subject: Re: Re: db_* => pg_*/my_*/ifx_* ?
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On Wed, 2008-10-01 at 17:44 +0200, Michelle Konzack wrote: > Am 2008-09-30 19:58:03, schrieb Ashley Sheridan: > > Hi Michelle, I'm not sure exactly what it is you're after. Are you > > looking for software that will allow you to develop applications that > > are database agnostic? > > What is "agnostic"? > > If you mean "database independant", the answer is yes. > > Most Applications do not need complex database specific queries and > generaly I need only > > db_connect($server, $port, $db, $user, $pass) > 1) using pconnect if possibel > 2) there are already significant differences > between pgsql and mysql > db_error() > 1) Works different between pgsql and mysql and ifx > > db_close($handle) > 1) Works afaik with all databases the same way > > db_getarray() -> return array from SELECT > 1) Hell of SELECT FROM WHERE... > > db_insert($handle, $table, $what, $where) > db_update($handle, $table, $what, $where) > db_delete($handle, $table, $what, $where) > 1) Sometimes heavy differences for ALL databases... > > > Thanks, Greetings and nice Day/Evening > Michelle Konzack > Systemadministrator > 24V Electronic Engineer > Tamay Dogan Network > Debian GNU/Linux Consultant > > I think you may need to write these wrappers yourself if you need them. I don't know of any library that will provide these, and most PHP systems I've used have their own like this as well. Ash www.ashleysheridan.co.uk

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