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Returns a reference to the global database object, only creating it if it doesn't already exist.  The object returned will be of type [[JDatabase]].
===Syntax===
object [[JDatabase]] getDBO()

===Example===
In this example, the Joomla database prefix is retrieved.
<source lang="php">
$db =& JFactory::getDBO();
echo "Database prefix is : " . $db->getPrefix();
</source>
which should output something like this:
<pre>
Database prefix is : jos_
</pre>
===See also===
* [http://api.joomla.org/Joomla-Framework/JFactory.html#getDBO JFactory->getDBO on api.joomla.org]
* [[JDatabase]]
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