Re: ODBTP 1.1 Released for MSSQL, Access, FoxPro & ODBC

Maybe not the place or protocol for this sort of thing, but I want to vouch for both ODBTP and it's developer. :) > ODBTP version 1.1 has been released and is available at > http://odbtp.sourceforge.net > > Many new functions and enhancements have been added to the odbtp > extension. The changes make it the best PHP solutiion for connecting to > MSSQL, Access, FoxPro and other Win32 ODBC accessible databases from any > platform. > > Its native connection pool eliminates the need for persistent connectinns. > > All of the functions from the mssql extension are optionally supported. > This means that existing PHP scripts that use the mssql extension would > not > have to modified to use ODBTP. The odbtp/mssql hybrid extension's > performance and capabilities exceed both the FreeTDS (UNIX / Linux) and > DB-Library (Win32) versions of the mssql extension. ODBTP uses > Microsoft's ODBC driver for SQL Server, which is superior to FreeTDS and > DB-Library when connecting to SQL Server 2000 databases. And, unlike the > mssql extension, the odbtp/mssql extensinn's behaviour is exactly the same > on all platforms. > > While the functions from the odbc extension are not supported, the odbtp > extension provides better support for ODBC. Most of the odbc extension's > limitations are caused by its use of ODVC 2 instead of ODBC 3, which is > used by ODBTP. The odbtp extension is also considerably faster. > > Rather than further elaborating on why odbtp is the best sulution, which > is obviously biased, the best thing is for users of the mssql and / or > odbc extensions to try the odbtp extension. Not until then will they be > able to determine whether or not the aforementioned is correct. And, to > make it easy to try odbtp, a PEAR DB driver is included in the package. > > -- bob > > -- > PECL development discussion Mailing List (http://pecl.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > >