Re: [PHP] A universal Database Class

2001-05-19 Thread Manuel Lemos
Hello Brandon, On 17-May-01 16:23:12, you wrote: I am making a suite of online tools. Right Now I am connecting to a MS SQL 2000 database. Is there any class out there that will let you send a query to more than just one type of databases? Like someone could run it off a MSSQL server and

RE: [PHP] A universal Database Class

2001-05-18 Thread Andrew Hill
Brandon, You may wish to try ODBC. Counter to some misconceptions expressed, ODBC is neither slow nor necessarily an 'additional' layer, and will provide you the abstraction you mention. ODBC requires a Driver Manager to work, there are HOWTO's on compiling PHP with the iODBC Driver Manager at

Re: [PHP] A universal Database Class

2001-05-17 Thread Rick St Jean
What you want is a database abstraction layer. search the archives for pear or metabase. Another option is use the lousy ODBC At 03:21 PM 5/17/01, Brandon Orther wrote: Hello, I am making a suite of online tools. Right Now I am connecting to a MS SQL 2000 database. Is there any class out

RE: [PHP] A universal Database Class

2001-05-17 Thread Hoover, Josh
There are several database abstraction classes out there. There are three that come to my mind right away: ADODB - http://php.weblogs.com/ADODB Metabase - http://phpclasses.upperdesign.com/browse.html/package/20/ PearDB - Not sure of the URL, but you can look in the PEAR directory of a PHP

Re: [PHP] A universal Database Class

2001-05-17 Thread Tolga \thorr\ Orhon
PHPLib may be another option. Brandon Orther [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... Hello, I am making a suite of online tools. Right Now I am connecting to a MS SQL 2000 database. Is there any class out there that will let you send a query to more