On Wednesday 12 March 2008 4:47:33 am A B wrote: > Hello. > > I think I need some help on making it clear on how to use transactions > in php in a "correct" way. > > Lets consider this code/pseudocode > [...snipped...] > So the question is: how do I write the pseudocode parts in php? > Any other general suggestions on how to make the function more "fool > proof" is appreciated. :-) I recommend use of PEAR::MDB2[1] or "PDO"[2].. typically what I do is run the query, rollback if error, continue if not. if you want to be extra thorough using MDB2, you can check to make sure the database supports transactions, and after a "begin" you can make sure that the transaction has been started. my understanding is that PDO has a *very* similar interface to MDB2, except that PDO is written in C. hope that helps some.. if you have more questions post again or email me directly. regards, jeff [1] http://pear.php.net/mdb2 [2] http://php.net/pdo -- http://zoidtechnologies.com/ "websites that suck less" -- Sent via pgsql-php mailing list (pgsql-php@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-php
