Re: [PEPr] Comment on Database::DB_Virtual
| From: | Justin Patrin | Date: | Mon, 27 Feb 2006 05:15:37 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: [PEPr] Comment on Database::DB_Virtual | ||
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On 27 Feb 2006 03:57:42 -0000, Joe Stump <pear@joestump.net> wrote:
>
> Joe Stump (http://pear.php.net/user/jstump) has commented on the proposal for
> Database::DB_Virtual.
>
> Comment:
>
> Does MDB2 support the PEAR DB API? This package is a direct result of a
> need at my own company that uses PEAR's DB. If MDB2 is BC with PEAR DB
> then I can investigate that.
>
No, it's not API compatible, it's a completely different package and
code-base. It does all of the same things, however, just in slightly
different ways. It also has more features, is faster, and has been
revised and deloped much further than DB. MDB2 is now the suggested DB
abstraction layer to use in PEAR.
> I've looked over the bugs in DB and they all appear to be PGSQL related
> (and appear to have simple fixes for them).
>
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Justin Patrin