Difference between revisions of "Accessing the database using JDatabase"
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==Useful information== | ==Useful information== | ||
| − | + | Being able to use JDatabase is vital when you start developing for Joomla and the tutorial is split into two independent parts: | |
| − | * [[Inserting, Updating and Removing data using JDatabase|Inserting, updating and removing data from the database]] | + | * [[Inserting, Updating and Removing data using JDatabase|Inserting, updating and removing data from the database]]. |
* [[Selecting data using JDatabase|Selecting data from one or more tables]] and retrieving it in a variety of different forms | * [[Selecting data using JDatabase|Selecting data from one or more tables]] and retrieving it in a variety of different forms | ||
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| + | ==Advanced information== | ||
| + | This tutorial looks at how to transactions with JDatabase (available since {{JVer|3.x}} only: | ||
| + | * [[Using transactions in Joomla]] | ||
==Supported Storage Connectors== | ==Supported Storage Connectors== | ||
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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. | The table below outlines the database and storage connectors available for Joomla! as well as which version of Joomla they became available in. | ||
Revision as of 11:29, 5 September 2013
This tutorial is for Joomla! CMS Version(s) 
Useful information[edit]
Being able to use JDatabase is vital when you start developing for Joomla and the tutorial is split into two independent parts:
- Inserting, updating and removing data from the database.
- Selecting data from one or more tables and retrieving it in a variety of different forms
Advanced information[edit]
This tutorial looks at how to transactions with JDatabase (available since 
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 |
|---|---|
| MySQL |  
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| Microsoft SQL Server |
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| Microsoft SQL Azure |
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| Postgresql |
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| Oracle DB |
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| SQL Lite |
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| PHP Data Objects (PDO)* |
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- PHP Data Objects is a database abstraction layer and is shipped with PHP 5.1+.