[PEPr] Comment on Database::DB_Table

Paul Jones (http://pear.php.net/user/pmjones) has commented on the proposal for Database::DB_Table. Comment: Alan, I have updated the proposal to note your comments on the state of DB_Dataobject. Alan said, > The basic philosical difference (at present.) is that dataobjects reads from the database > structure, as defined in the database. > Where as db_table creates the database structure from the data within the class. > This has advantages > = easy installing etc. > and disadvantages > = more difficult to accomodate changes in database structure after project starts.. I would argue that it's always difficult to accommodate changes in DB structure after a project starts; the only tool that I know of to gracefully handle schema changes is MDB. However, I do look to make DB_Table handle schema changes by comparing the internal description to what it finds at the table, although admittedly that is a difficult and long-range goal. Proposal information: http://pear.php.net/pepr/pepr-proposal-show.php?id=14 -- Sent by PEPr, the automatic proposal system at http://pear.php.net