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--- adodb_index [2016/03/05 23:10] – [Copyright] mnewnham
+++ adodb_index [2023/03/12 10:41] (current) – [Copyright] dregad
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 ====== ADOdb ======
 ~~NOTOC~~
-ADOdb is a fast, easy to use, popular database abstraction layer for [[wp>PHP]]. It allows the same code to be used when accessing a wide range of databases. It has been actively maintained since 2000 by the project's founder and numerous community contributors. ADOdb contains components for querying and updating databases, as well as an Object Orientated [[v5:activerecord:activerecord_index|Active Record]] library, schema management and performance monitoring. It also contains the following standalone extensions:
+<WRAP right>[[https://github.com/ADOdb/ADOdb|{{:github-mark-64px.png?45|ADOdb Project on GitHub}}]]</WRAP>
+ADOdb is a fast, easy to use, popular database abstraction layer for [[wp>PHP]]. It allows the same code to be used when accessing a [[v5:database:supported|wide range of databases]].
+It has been actively maintained since 2000 by the project's founder, John Lim, who decided to retire from the project in 2013. Damien Regad and Mark Newnham took over the project, with the help of numerous [[https://github.com/ADOdb/ADOdb/graphs/contributors|community contributors]].
+ADOdb contains components for querying and updating databases, as well as an Object Orientated [[v5:activerecord:activerecord_index|Active Record]] library, schema management and performance monitoring. It also contains the following standalone extensions:
   * A [[v5:datetime:datetime_index|Date/Time]] library to handle dates outside of the normal PHP limits.
   * A [[v5:session:session_index|Session Management]] library that extends the normal PHP functionality to allow storing of session management data in a database, or in encrypted values
+Note that ADOdb is not a replacement for the [[http://php.net/manual/en/refs.database.php|native PHP database extensions]], but is built on top of them. This means that the corresponding driver(s) must be installed and correctly configured for ADOdb to work.
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 [[http://sourceforge.net/projects/adodb/files/latest/download|{{:download-big.png|Download the latest version}}]]</wrap>
-<wrap padding-left:10px> **Current Production Release**
+<wrap padding-left:10px> **Current Stable Release**
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 [[https://sourceforge.net/projects/adodb/files/Documentation/|{{:download-big.png|Download the latest documentation}}]]</wrap>
-<wrap padding-left:10px> **Latest Documentation Release**
+<wrap padding-left:10px> **Latest Documentation**
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 -2013 (c) John Lim\\
-- (c) Damien Regad, Mark Newnham & The ADOdb Community
+(c) Damien Regad, Mark Newnham & The ADOdb Community
 ADODb is dual-licensed under the BSD and Lesser GPL license, with the BSD License having priority
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 ===== Recent Changes To Documentation =====
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