Re: Which DB abstraction ?

Check out the ADODB...... They support 9 (maybe 11) different db's.... the code is easy.... and it works.... http://php.weblogs.com/ADODB We use their script.... .works well. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Andrew Hill" <ahill@openlinksw.com> To: "Robert Mena" <rt_mena@yahoo.com>; "php mailing list" <php-general@lists.php.net> Sent: Friday, September 21, 2001 7:08 AM Subject: RE: [PHP] Which DB abstraction ? > Robert, > > Whichever you choose, using ODBC will further insulate you from the 'pain' > of adopting other databases. Also, ODBC by itself will give you a great > deal of db abstraction. > > There are HOWTO's on setting up PHP with the iODBC Driver Manager (needed to > use ODBC drivers) at www.iodbc.org > > Best regards, > Andrew Hill > Director of Technology Evangelism > OpenLink Software http://www.openlinksw.com > Universal Data Access & Data Integration Technology Providers > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Robert Mena [mailto:rt_mena@yahoo.com] > > Sent: Wednesday, June 20, 2001 11:47 PM > > To: php mailing list > > Subject: [PHP] Which DB abstraction ? > > > > > > Hi, > > > > I am in a middle of the process of chosing which DB > > will be used for future projects. I've been using > > Mysql for almost 5 years (coupled with php of course) > > but it seems to have reached it's limits (actually the > > lack of some features). > > > > The other options include some traditional comercial > > dbs and postgresql. I am about to choose postgresql > > because it seems to support the features I need > > (foreign key, transaction, triggers, stored > > procedures) and is open source with active > > development. > > > > Even tough I'd like to receive (perhaps in private) > > personal thought about this decision I would not like > > to start a war...so my focus here is : which db > > abstraction layer is ready for use ? disavantages ? > > > > I am considering : Manuel Lemos' Metabase, Phplib and > > Pear. > > > > So far I've played a little bit with pear, and read > > about metabase and phplib with no real experience in > > both. > > > > The ideia is to start using it right away so the > > adption of other DB would be painless (almost). > > > > Thanks, > > RT > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail > > http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/ > > > > -- > > 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 > > > > > > > -- > 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 >