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daedalus__
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I found this humorous.

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Database is Pherret's database abstraction layer. This cleverly named class allows a user to connect to several different types of databases supported by PHP. Currently, only MySQL is supported,
lol.. Does anyone else find that entertaining?

Database abstraction would mean that it doesnt matter what kind of database you want to use, right?
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Re: I found this humorous.

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Daedalus- wrote:lol.. Does anyone else find that entertaining?
A bit, yes.
Daedalus- wrote:Database abstraction would mean that it doesnt matter what kind of database you want to use, right?
The point is to remove the need to know how it works internally so the implementation may change while the code interacting with it is none the wiser. So yes, that's one possible use of abstraction.
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That is what, like four, contradictions within its own statement all at once. That is good stuff.
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