Hey , you have quite intrestening question. you can use PDO in PHP5. But that is data-access abstrection layer but not database abstraction layer. :) ---- ganu. On 8/15/07, hernan Hernan Velasquez <hernamvel@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > I love adodb but all options are ok. Your answer is in php abstaction > libraries. > > I asked linktaker "how can i encapsulate the data access in php?" and I > got this answers. > > http://www.linktaker.com/grab.php?idQ=69 > > Hernán Mauricio Velásquez > Ingeniero Sistemas y Computación > Universidad de los Andes > Santafé de Bogotá > > ----- Mensaje original ---- > De: vanila2000 <vanila2000@xxxxxxxxx <vanila2000%40yahoo.com>> > Para: php-objects@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <php-objects%40yahoogroups.com> > Enviado: martes, 14 de agosto, 2007 2:25:56 > Asunto: Re: I need a universal connection > > You can also use PEAR DB Package which is by default available with > > PHP 5 and above. It is a set of abstraction library allowing you to > > connect to any database you want to connect. > > --- In php-objects@ yahoogroups. com, Krishna Srikanth > > <krishna.srikanth@ ...> wrote: > > > > > > Hi Anees, > > > > > > 1) For this, in your package, you need to package all kinds of > > libraries, > > > mysql, mssql, odbc, etc.. > > > 2) While installing, you can ask for the type of database the user > > wishes > > > to have and write it into some config file. > > > 3)While running your script (after installation is finished), based > > on the > > > config file value, include only that db library. > > > > > > Just wanted to tell you that, for sql server, using stored > > procedures is > > > an efficient way, instead of querying with big sql statements. > > MySQL can > > > bare the sqlquery transport, but SQL server itself is very heavy > > loaded, > > > and causes problems. So use stored procedures for your mssql > > > installations. > > > > > > Bye, > > > Manda Krishna Srikanth > > > http://www.krishnas rikanth.com > > > http://www.ksjourna l.info > > > > > > php-objects@ yahoogroups. com wrote on 08/08/2007 11:37:39 PM: > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > I am interested in developing a web application to which I can > > > > attach any of db like mysql,access, sql server,oracle ... as it is > > > > there in most of projects where during the installation we select > > > > any of optional db. > > > > > > > > > > > > how to write such a code which can work with all of databases. > > > > > > > =====-----== ===-----= ==== > > > Notice: The information contained in this e-mail > > > message and/or attachments to it may contain > > > confidential or privileged information. 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