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Renommage de toutes les fonctions spip_abstract_ en sql_, c'est plus court et plus parlant puisqu'il s'agit des fonctions d'interfaces avec un serveur SQL.

Recently I had to move an existing project from using PEAR::DB to PEAR::MDB2 - the new database abstraction layer. I took notes on the parts of the code I needed to change, I hope they can benefit someone who's doing the same.

a show case of some of the new features in MDB2. especially to demo some PHP5 specific features

I released the next release candidate for PDO tonight

Service Data Objects (SDOs) have been around in the Java technology world since November 2003. They are designed as a means of simplifying and unifying working with heterogeneous data sources. In February 2005, IBM and Zend announced a strategic partnership to collaborate on the development and support of the PHP environment. One aspect of this collaboration has been the definition and implementation of SDOs for PHP. This article gives an overview of SDOs and the motivations for using them in the PHP environment. A simple contact management scenario is used to illustrate key concepts.