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==Useful information==
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If you are looking for practical information about accessing the database it has been moved to the [[J1.5:Accessing_the_database_using_JDatabase|Joomla! 1.5 page here]]
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==Useful information== <!--T:1-->
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Being able to use JDatabase is vital when you start developing for Joomla. The tutorial is split into two independent parts:</translate>
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* [[S:MyLanguage/Inserting, Updating and Removing data using JDatabase|Inserting, updating and removing data from the database]].</translate>
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* [[S:MyLanguage/Selecting data using JDatabase|Selecting data from one or more tables]] and retrieving it in a variety of different forms.</translate>
  
{{other versions/navbox|The '''{{PAGENAME}}''' Tutorial is available in these versions:-|version}}
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==Advanced information== <!--T:5-->
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This tutorial looks at how to use transactions with JDatabase (available since {{JVer|3.x}} only):</translate>
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* [[S:MyLanguage/Using transactions in Joomla|Using transactions in Joomla]]</translate>
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<translate><!--T:8-->
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This tutorial looks at how to use the union methods in JDatabaseQuery (available in working form since {{JVer|3.3}} only):
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* [[S:MyLanguage/Using the union methods in database queries|Using the union methods in database queries]]</translate>
  
==Supported Storage Connectors==
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==Supported Storage Connectors== <!--T:9-->
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The table below outlines the database and storage connectors available for Joomla! as well as which version of Joomla they became available in.</translate>
  
The table below outlines the database and storage connectors available for Joomla! as well as which version of Joomla they became available in.
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To make a connector available in Joomla's installer or global configuration manager, you will need to ensure the PHP library is installed (E.g. for PHP5 and MySQL the php5-mysql library would need to be installed).</translate>
To make a connector available in Joomla's installer or global configuration manager, you will need to ensure the PHP library is installed (E.g. for PHP5 and MySQL the php5-mysql library would need to be installed).
 
  
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
! scope="col" | Database  
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! scope="col" | <translate><!--T:12-->
! scope="col" | Joomla Versions
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Database</translate>
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! scope="col" | <translate><!--T:13-->
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Joomla! Versions</translate>
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! scope="col" | <translate><!--T:14-->
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Joomla DB</translate>
 
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| MySQL || {{JVer|1.5}}{{JVer|2.5}}{{JVer|3.0}}
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| MySQL || {{JVer|1.5}}{{JVer|2.5}}{{JVer|3.0}}{{JVer|4.0}} || <translate><!--T:15-->
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Yes</translate>
 
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| Postgresql || {{JVer|3.0}}
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| Microsoft SQL Server || {{JVer|2.5}}{{JVer|3.0}} || <translate><!--T:16-->
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Yes</translate>
 
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| Microsoft SQL Server || {{JVer|2.5}}{{JVer|3.0}}
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| Microsoft SQL Azure || {{JVer|2.5}}{{JVer|3.0}} || <translate><!--T:17-->
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Yes</translate>
 
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| Microsoft SQL Azure || {{JVer|2.5}}{{JVer|3.0}}
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| Postgresql || {{JVer|3.0}}{{JVer|4.0}} || <translate><!--T:18-->
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Yes (In {{JVer|4.0}} and higher only via the PDO library for postgres)</translate>
 
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| Oracle DB || {{JVer|3.0}}
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| Oracle DB || {{JVer|3.0}} || <translate><!--T:19-->
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No</translate>
 
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| SQL Lite || {{JVer|3.0}}
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| SQL Lite || {{JVer|3.0}}{{JVer|4.0}} || <translate><!--T:20-->
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No</translate>
 
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| PHP Data Objects (PDO)* || {{JVer|3.0}}
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| PHP Data Objects (PDO)* || {{JVer|3.0}}{{JVer|4.0}} || <translate><!--T:21-->
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No</translate>
 
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* PHP Data Objects is a database abstraction layer and is shipped with PHP 5.1+.
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* PHP Data Objects is a database abstraction layer and is shipped with PHP 5.1+.</translate>
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[[Category:Database{{#translation:}}]]
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Useful information[edit]

Being able to use JDatabase is vital when you start developing for Joomla. The tutorial is split into two independent parts:

Advanced information[edit]

This tutorial looks at how to use transactions with JDatabase (available since Joomla 3.x only):

This tutorial looks at how to use the union methods in JDatabaseQuery (available in working form since Joomla 3.3 only):

Supported Storage Connectors[edit]

The table below outlines the database and storage connectors available for Joomla! as well as which version of Joomla they became available in.

To make a connector available in Joomla's installer or global configuration manager, you will need to ensure the PHP library is installed (E.g. for PHP5 and MySQL the php5-mysql library would need to be installed).

Database Joomla! Versions Joomla DB
MySQL Joomla 1.5Joomla 2.5Joomla 3.0Joomla 4.0 Yes
Microsoft SQL Server Joomla 2.5Joomla 3.0 Yes
Microsoft SQL Azure Joomla 2.5Joomla 3.0 Yes
Postgresql Joomla 3.0Joomla 4.0 Yes (In Joomla 4.0 and higher only via the PDO library for postgres)
Oracle DB Joomla 3.0 No
SQL Lite Joomla 3.0Joomla 4.0 No
PHP Data Objects (PDO)* Joomla 3.0Joomla 4.0 No
  • PHP Data Objects is a database abstraction layer and is shipped with PHP 5.1+.