RE: [PEAR] Database abstraction layer

Hi Smith, Thanks for your nice reply. Currently i have already developed school intranet (More than 80 tables in mysql). As i am an entry level programmer i was not aware about db abstraction layer. Now I have decided to put this layer because of future purpose. That's why i am curious to know which one is the best? But i have decided to use PEAR DB after reading an entire documentation. I will definately let you know if i will get stuck at any point. Anyway thanks again for your comments. Hardik --- Lukas Smith <smith@backendmedia.com> wrote: > Hi, > > What is it that you want to achieve with the > abstraction layer? > PEAR actually has 2 abstraction layers and 2 query > builders that run on > top of them. > > If you tell us a little bit more about your needs we > can help you more. > > As a general comment: The native API's are usually a > bit more klunky to > use over the abstraction layers. So generally once > you have familiarized > with the abstraction layer of your choice you should > be more productive > in terms of code. However you are limiting yourself > in the use of very > RDBMS specific features. However you can still use > them if needed, but > it does sort of defeat the purpose of the > abstraction layer. Also > abstraction layers do have a considerable overhead. > But usually this is > insicnificant compared to the actual time it takes > the RDBMS to perform > a query. > > Regards, > Lukas Smith > smith@backendmedia.com > _______________________________ > BackendMedia > www.backendmedia.com > berlin@backendmedia.com > > Linn Zwoch Smith GbR > Reuchlinstr. 10-11 Raum 4.1.6 > D-10553 Berlin (Tiergarten) > > Tel +49 30 83 22 50 00 > Fax +49 30 83 22 50 07 > > __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com