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Where can I get info about the PEAR Database Abstraction Layer?

Nov 21st, 2001 23:26
Philip Olson,

A few tutorials exist on the subject of PEAR database abstraction 
layer (DB.php) :

  Quick Start Guide to Pear DB                           :
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  http://www.vulcanonet.com/soft/pear_tut/  

  Best Practices: Database Abstraction                   :
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  http://www.phpbuilder.com/columns/allan20010115.php3

If you're interested in viewing the the DB files online, check 
out the CVS :

  PEAR CVS                                               :
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  http://cvs.php.net/cvs.php/php4/pear/DB/

And the DOCS can be seen too (choose DB) :

  http://www.phpdoc.de/pear/DB.html

Here's an article written before and during the initial stages of DB, 
written by Sterling Hughes :

  A Database-Independent API for PHP                     :
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  http://www.webtechniques.com/archives/2000/10/hughes/

As you read this faqt, parts of the PHP DB Abstraction layer API are  
being written/converted to C as the following is a direct quote off a 
recent presentation by Stig S. Bakken,  "Rewrite DB to C, provide C 
database abstraction API" ... see presentation link within PEAR FAQT 
directory.