[TYPO3] Is it safe to use DBAL?

[Martin Kindler]

Thanks, I'll follow your advice.

Martin

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> Auftrag von Martin Kutschker
> Gesendet: Montag, 3. April 2006 11:50
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> Betreff: Re: [TYPO3] Is it safe to use DBAL?
> 
> 
> Martin Kindler schrieb:
> > 
> > Currently I only use MySQL, but this might change. 
> Therefore the idea 
> > of using DBAL (with its "native" driver for the moment). 
> But if it is 
> > easy enough to later switch to DBAL when it is needed (only 
> fulfilling 
> > my administrator role, but not troubling my extension writer
> > role) I'll start without it.
> 
> Don't use the mysql_* functions!
> 
> Even if you don't have DBAL isntalled always use $GLOBALS['TYPO3_DB'].
> 
> Try to use APIs instead of direct SQL queries.
> If you cannot use one, try query generating functions.
> If you need special queries, try to use portable DB 
> features/functions.
> 
> If you follow this advice you can install and use TYPO3 with 
> Mysql and 
> switch to DBAl later.
> 
> Masi
> 
> PS: You don't need DBAL to access other DBs from your own 
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