[TYPO3-v4] TYPO3 DBAL

[Philipp Gampe]

On Fri, 18 Jun 2010 16:56:50 +0200, Thomas \"Thasmo\" Deinhamer wrote:
> TYPO3 doesn't use DBAL as default, does it?
no

> I mean, I'm a bit confused what DBAL does in relation to TYPO3.

AFAIK it rewrites SQL queries so they are compatible with other DBMS 
(Oracle, PostgreSQL, ...)

> Is it "just" an extension which can be used instead of the TYPO3_DB
> object? In other words, can it replace TYPO3_DB?
> 
> Will it be implemented into the core in future or os it already
> implemented into the core?

it is a sysext since ages and thus shipped with the core, the use is 
optional trough.

Best regards
Phil