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I would like to migrate a web application that uses PHP PDO and MySQL as a data backend. I have no prior SQL Anywhere or Sybase experience. Possible Design 1 SQL Anywhere -> ODBC -> PHP PDO -> Web Application Possible Design 2 SQL Anywhere -> SQL Anywhere PHP Module -> Web Application What are the merits and limitations of each design and how well are they supported? Is there a better approach? Which downloads and documentation links do I need to get started with each approach? It was hard from an online search to tell which links and documentation are most up-to-date and relevant. Are my assumptions below correct?
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Just a few comments - I've only used PHP/SQL Anywhere for some testing...:
Have you read the following whitepaper? (It deals with v11 but should work with v12, too) Getting Started with SQL Anywhere and PHP And there's the particular SQL Anywhere PHP Developer Center Whether you prefer to use the native SQL Anywhere driver or PDO might also depend on the question how much code must be adapted - AFAIK, the native driver uses SA-specific functions like sasql_connect() and therefore you will need to adapt your MySQL function calls, methinks. On the other hand, native MySQL function calls are different from usual PDO calls, too, so in case you have not yet used PDO at all, you will inevitably have to change function calls (and possibly queries, too)... Because we already use ODBC, I'm trying the PDO/ODBC approach. Having a database abstraction layer seems generally smart, and PDO is widely used in the PHP community.
(05 Nov '12, 07:13)
MMacdonald
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FWIW, I hope you get better/more feedback on your questions w.r.t. the documentation and the PDO way - I'm very faaar from being an experienced resource here:(
(05 Nov '12, 07:56)
Volker Barth
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This is the approach I took. It was much easier to find examples when searching for PDO/ODBC. Also, related software that you might want to incorporate will be able to handle the generic PDO/ODBC setup, where you may be on your own trying to get it to connect through the php module.
(13 Nov '12, 15:26)
Siger Matt
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PDO is a fine way to go if you already using PDO ODBC. As far as the 'native' php driver, the functions are pretty standard, so for migration, a search and replace of "mysql" with "sasql" in your php code would get you there. The only other thing I can think of as something to consider (aside from the benefits of abstraction provided by PDO) is that you would probably get better performance out of the native SA php driver.
(15 Nov '12, 13:42)
Jason Hinspe...
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