How to compare Metabase to ODBC or ADODB? SF
At 06:20 24/12/2001 -0200, Manuel Lemos wrote: >Hello, > >If you are reading this and do not know what is Metabase, be aware that >it is PHP database abstraction package for developing truely portable >database independent functions. Metabase development will complete 3 >years next week. This is a lot of time in the software development >world. More information available in the usual place: >http://phpclasses.UpperDesign.com/browse.html/package/20 > >Despite my baby son is monopolizing almost all my free time (I am not >complaining:-) ) I finally made time to clean up Metabase API and >document a OOP API that is alternative to the Metabase* global functions >API, so that now you can use Metabase functions using direct calls to >driver class objects. > >This API has always been available but it was never documented because >to enable it, I needed to use a syntax that would break under PHP 3. >Finally I realized that I could use eval() to work around that problem >and Metabase provides this OOP direct to driver function API preserving >backwards compatibility to not affect the applications of those that for >some reason still need to use PHP 3. I know that some people that use >Metabase still have to use PHP 3 and I simpathize with their >constraints. > >Anyway, finally OOP fans should have no more excuses for not adopting >Metabase as their PHP database abstraction of choice. > >If you thought that typing MetabaseQuery($database,"Select * from zbr"); >would make an hell of difference when compared to $db->Query("Select * >from zbr"); you should please now with Metabase with this symbolic >Christmas gift. > >Also the performance fanatics should have one less excuse for not using >Metabase for some so claimed significant overhead that Metabase global >functions add to driver function calls. > >Soon I will also be adding functions for fetching row data in bulk >contributed by Lukas Smith that is giving up his own database >abstraction package for Metabase, contributing to make the best that PHP >community deserve. > >More innovating developments will follow. Enjoy. :-) > >Merry X-mas, >Manuel Lemos > >-- >PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) >To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
