ADOdb’s Active Record Implementation and Data Dictionary in PHP

Posted May 13th, 2009 in ADOdb, PHP by Aaron

The Active Record Pattern is a method developed to help access and store data in relational databases. This small post will cover some of the basic Active Record methods that you can use with the ADOdb Library in PHP. When used properly, the Active Record Pattern can help you develop and visualize your data faster than just throwing database queries into your applications.
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Getting started with ADOdb for PHP

Posted May 1st, 2009 in ADOdb, PHP by Aaron

ADOdb is a powerful database abstraction library for PHP (as well as Python) designed to simplify some of the day to day database activities you may need in your PHP applications. I’ve used this library for about 3 years now, from site to site, just to simply the retrieval of data and cache the data locally for ease of use.

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