Posted by Joshua Ruppert on 08/15/06 03:04

Craig Taylor wrote:
> Just curious as to opinions on the best DB interface for mysql ... I
> typically use the PEAR DB package but curious as to what others see as
> strengths and weaknesses in PDO, native mysql drivers and others.
>
> - Craig Taylor
> http://www.ctalkobt.net/php

The only distinction that I can see is that the native drivers run
faster, because there are inherently less layers. I'm not sure if PDO
limits the flexability you have but that may be another question. The
native drivers allow you to submit any SQL for Selecting, Inserting,
Deleting, or altering the structure of the database, but there's no
guidence from the interface on how to do what. At that point it's all
about the MySQL documenation.

Josh

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