Re: [PHP4BETA] Database Abstraction

Viva Andre,

No dia 21-Mai-00 18:24:46, escreveu:

>I have a question: Do you have any intention to include a feature like
>database abstraction layer at PHP4? I was thinking to use PHPLib to do
>this, but I have found some things at their code that I didn't like...

There are plans to have a database abstraction layer in PHP 4, but don't
count on it anytime soon.  It takes a long time to develop a mature package
like that.


>Of course that I can write functions or classes just to do that but if we
>have something implemented directly in PHP4 it will be easier and the most
>important thing: it's difficult to implement something really generic that
>can be used with all databases. I think that we need specialists at many
>DBMS to do the right thing and to have good performance at all of
>them. I've worked a lot with Oracle but I didn't know the other DBMS
>suficiently to do a really good work. The databases are the heart of a
>site and if you loose performance doing dumby functions, it can be
>critical...

Right, you may want to try Metabase, it's a full blown database abstraction
PHP package.  It does much more than you probably need and it is ready and
matured right now.  It supports Oracle and many others DBMS. You may find
it here:

http://phpclasses.UpperDesign.com/browse.html/package/20


>If there is an interest in implementing that, I would like to colaborate.

Although the Oracle driver is pretty much done, you are always welcome to
colaborate in Metabase develpment. Just follow the links in the site above.


>PS: Sorry about any English mistakes... My portuguese is better! :-))

Sorry to non-portuguese speaking users, but this really doesn't matter to
you:

Existe uma lista de discussão sobre PHP para quem fala Português em:

http://br.egroups.com/group/php-pt

Para se inscrever envie uma mensagem para [email protected] .

No entanto, como a lista cresceu muito e o nível técnico das mensagens se
degradou um pouco com o aumento de questões evitáveis, acabou de ser criada
uma nova lista à parte para discutir questões não triviais.  Qualquer
pessoa pode participar.

http://br.egroups.com/group/php-especialistas

Para se inscrever envie uma mensagem para
[email protected] .




Um abraço,
Manuel Lemos

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