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Posted: Fri Jun 22, 2007 4:50 am
by volka
You might want to take it even further ....to pdo
http://de2.php.net/pdo

Posted: Fri Jun 22, 2007 4:58 am
by staar2
volka wrote:You might want to take it even further ....to pdo
http://de2.php.net/pdo
Better then mysqli ?

Posted: Fri Jun 22, 2007 5:08 am
by volka
In certain aspects, yes.

Posted: Fri Jun 22, 2007 11:12 am
by RobertGonzalez
In other aspects, not necessarily.

If you are used to the mysql_* family of functions then the MySQLi functions will come very natural to you. PDO introduces a new set of standard DB interaction functions that are nice once you learn them, but do take a little getting used to.

Also, PDO is very extensible, as long as you have the approriate DB drivers on the server.

Posted: Fri Jun 22, 2007 11:19 am
by volka
Everah wrote:Also, PDO is very extensible, as long as you have the approriate DB drivers on the server.
And that's unfortunately the big stopper :(
I was already suprised by
staar2 wrote:oh k i found that mysqli is installed to my server so i can use that. It should be better then mysql right ?
;)

Posted: Fri Jun 22, 2007 11:21 am
by volka
volka wrote:
Everah wrote:Also, PDO is very extensible, as long as you have the approriate DB drivers on the server.
And that's unfortunately the big stopper :(
I was already suprised by
staar2 wrote:oh k i found that mysqli is installed to my server so i can use that. It should be better then mysql right ?
;)

Posted: Fri Jun 22, 2007 11:21 am
by RobertGonzalez
Getting the PDO drivers to work correctly is the one thing stopping me from using it exclusively. I can make it work with MySQL/PostgreSQL, but trying to get it to work right with Sybase/MS SQL is a pain in the butt that I cannot take the time to try to fix. It is just plain easier to use ADODBlite or some other DBAL.

I do toy with PDO when I make my own local apps though. It is a neat extension.

Posted: Fri Jun 22, 2007 1:59 pm
by staar2
I think i'm going to use mysqli, most of the functions are same like in mysql, but i like OO support. PDO is to great but i think in Estonia most servers dosen't have it installed.