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<html><head><title>ADODB Manual</title><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"><XSTYLEbody,td {font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt}pre {font-size:9pt}.toplink {font-size:8pt}/></head><body bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><h3>ADOdb Library for PHP</h3><p>ADOdb is a suite of database libraries that allow you to connect to multipledatabases in a portable manner. Download from <a href=http://adodb.sourceforge.net/>http://adodb.sourceforge.net/</a>.<ul><li>The ADOdb documentation has moved to <a href=docs-adodb.htm>docs-adodb.htm</a>This allows you to query, update and insert records using a portable API.<p><li>The ADOdb data dictionary docs are at <a href=docs-datadict.htm>docs-datadict.htm</a>.This allows you to create database tables and indexes in a portable manner.<p><li>The ADOdb database performance monitoring docs are at <a href=docs-perf.htm>docs-perf.htm</a>.This allows you to perform health checks, tune and monitor your database.<p><li>The ADOdb database-backed session docs are at <a href=docs-session.htm>docs-session.htm</a>.</ul><p><h3>Installation</h3>Make sure you are running PHP4.0.4 or later. Unpack all the files into a directory accessible by your webserver.<p>To test, try modifying some of the tutorial examples. Make sure you customize the connection settings correctly. You can debug using:<pre><?phpinclude('adodb/adodb.inc.php');$db = <b>ADONewConnection</b>($driver); # eg. 'mysql' or 'oci8'$db->debug = true;$db-><b>Connect</b>($server, $user, $password, $database);$rs = $db-><b>Execute</b>('select * from some_small_table');print "<pre>";print_r($rs-><b>GetRows</b>());print "</pre>";?></pre><h3>How are people using ADOdb</h3>Here are some examples of how people are using ADOdb:<ul><li> <strong>PhpLens</strong> is a commercial data grid component that allowsboth cool Web designers and serious unshaved programmers to develop andmaintain databases on the Web easily. Developed by the author of ADOdb.</li><li> <strong>PHAkt</strong>: PHP Extension for DreamWeaver Ultradev allowsyou to script PHP in the popular Web page editor. Database handling providedby ADOdb. </li><li> <strong>Analysis Console for Intrusion Databases (ACID)</strong>: PHP-basedanalysis engine to search and process a database of security incidentsgenerated by security-related software such as IDSes and firewalls (e.g.Snort, ipchains). By Roman Danyliw. </li><li> <strong>PostNuke</strong> is a very popular free content management systemand weblog system. It offers full CSS support, HTML 4.01 transitionalcompliance throughout, an advanced blocks system, and is fully multi-lingualenabled. </li><li><strong> EasyPublish CMS</strong> is another free content management systemfor managing information and integrated modules on your internet, intranet-and extranet-sites. From Norway. </li><li> <strong>NOLA</strong> is a full featured accounting, inventory, and jobtracking application. It is licensed under the GPL, and developed by Noguska.</li></ul></body></html>