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 ====== ADOdb - Database Abstraction Layer for PHP ====== ====== ADOdb - Database Abstraction Layer for PHP ======
  
-~~NOTOC~~+<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 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:+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]]. 
  
-  * A [[v5:datetime:datetime_index|Date/Time]] library to handle dates outside of the normal PHP limits. +It has been actively maintained since 2000 by the project's founder, John Lim, who decided to retire 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]]. 
-  * 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.+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:
  
-**ADOdb runs on all active versions of PHP including [[v5:php7_status|PHP 7]]**+  * A (deprecated) [[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> +[[https://sourceforge.net/projects/adodb/files/latest/download|{{:download-big.png|Download the latest stable release from SourceForge}}]]</wrap> 
-<wrap padding-left:10px> **Current Production Release**+<wrap padding-left:10px> **Stable Release**
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-[[https://sourceforge.net/projects/adodb/files/Documentation/|{{:download-big.png|Download the latest documentation}}]]</wrap> +[[https://sourceforge.net/projects/adodb/files/adodb-php5-only/adodb-5.21/|{{:download-big.png|Download the previous Stable release from SourceForge}}]]</wrap> 
-<wrap padding-left:10px> **Latest Documentation Release**+<wrap padding-left:10px> **Legacy Release** 
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 +[[https://sourceforge.net/projects/adodb/files/Documentation/|{{:download-big.png|Download the documentation from SourceForge}}]]</wrap> 
 +<wrap padding-left:10px> **Documentation**
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 == Current Status == == Current Status ==
 ^ Description                 ^ Version                                                                        ^ ^ Description                 ^ Version                                                                        ^
-| Earliest Supported Release  | 5.19.0                                                                         | +| Stable Release  | [[https://github.com/ADOdb/ADOdb/releases/latest|5.22.11]]                     | 
-| Current Production Release  | 5.20.9                                                                         | +| Legacy Release((This is the earliest supported release - **Security and critical bug fixes only**)) | [[https://github.com/ADOdb/ADOdb/releases/v5.21.4|5.21.4]]                    | 
-| Development Track           | [[project:version_5_development|Version 5]]                                    | +| Older, unsupported Releases | [[https://sourceforge.net/projects/adodb/files/adodb-php5-only/|SourceForge]]  | 
-| Development Track           | [[project:version_6_development|Version 6]]                                    | +| Production Track            | [[project:version_5_development|Version 5]]                       | 
-| Prior Releases              | [[https://sourceforge.net/projects/adodb/files/adodb-php5-only/|SourceForge]]  | +| Development Track           | [[project:version_6_development|Version 6]]                       |
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 +[[https://x.com/ADODB_announce|{{:x-logo-black.png?50|Follow @ADODB_announce on 
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 +Follow us on X\\
 +**[[https://x.com/ADODB_announce|@ADODB_announce]]**
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 +[[https://phpc.social/@adodb|{{:mastodon-logo.svg?50|Follow @adodb on Mastodon}}]]
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 +We are also **[[https://phpc.social/@adodb|@adodb]]** \\
 +on Mastodon's //phpc.social// community.
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 +
 +===== Installation =====
 +
 +==== System requirements ====
 +
 +ADOdb is compatible with and supported on all [[https://www.php.net/supported-versions|active versions of PHP]] (>= 8.3 as of this writing), including PHP 8.5. 
 +See [[v5:php_compatibility_status]] for further details.
 +
 +It is expected to work as well on earlier, legacy PHP versions per table below, but this is not officially supported or tested.
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 +^ ADOdb version  ^ Earliest PHP version  ^
 +| 5.22           | 7.0                   |
 +| 5.21           | 5.5.9                 |
 +| 5.20           | 5.3.2                 |
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 +
 +==== Manual Installation ====
 +
 +Download the software using the links on the right, and unpack it into the directory of your choice.
 +
 +==== Installation Via Composer ====
 +
 +This is the recommended installation method.
 +ADOdb is available on [[https://packagist.org/packages/adodb/adodb-php|Packagist]].
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 +=== Current Production Release ===
 +  composer require adodb/adodb-php ^5.22
 +  
 +=== Latest Development Branch ===
 +  composer require adodb/adodb-php dev-master
 +
 +
 +===== Support =====
 +
 ==== Project Location ==== ==== Project Location ====
-The source code and bug tracker are located at [[https://github.com/ADOdb/ADOdb|Github]]. +<WRAP right>[[https://github.com/ADOdb/ADOdb|{{:github-mark-64px.png|ADOdb Project on GitHub}}]]</WRAP> 
-See also the [[https://sourceforge.net/projects/adodb/|SourceForge project page]].+ADOdb's source code and bug tracker are located at [[https://github.com/ADOdb/ADOdb|Github]]. 
 + 
 +See also the legacy [[https://sourceforge.net/projects/adodb/|SourceForge project page]], where you can download the official release zip / tarballs. 
 ==== How To Ask For Help === ==== How To Ask For Help ===
  
-You can post an issue in the [[https://github.com/ADOdb/ADOdb/issues|Github issue tracker]].+Start a thread in [[https://github.com/ADOdb/ADOdb/discussions|GitHub discussions]]. 
 + 
 +If you found a bug in the code, wish to propose a new feature or request an enhancement, please create an issue in the [[https://github.com/ADOdb/ADOdb/issues|Github issue tracker]].
  
 To help with quick resolution: To help with quick resolution:
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 You can also ask questions on  You can also ask questions on 
   * [[http://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/adodb-php|Stack Overflow]] using a tag of **adodb-php**   * [[http://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/adodb-php|Stack Overflow]] using a tag of **adodb-php**
-  * [[https://gitter.im/ADOdb/ADOdb|gitter]], community adodb/adodb +  * Chat with the ADOdb community on [[https://app.gitter.im/#/room/#ADOdb_ADOdb:gitter.im|Gitter]]
  
  
------------------------------+==== Why Don't You Support Earlier Versions? ====
  
-==== Announcements ====+We are a very small team with very limited resources, and unfortunately can't afford to maintain the older versions in parallel with the current stable releases and the development track.
  
-Follow us on **[[https://twitter.com/ADOdb_announce|@ADOdb_announce]]** on twitter. We post notices of new releases and important bug fixes first there.+For the same reason, we decided to drop [[v5:php_compatibility_status|compatibility with old PHP versions]] as it was getting increasingly difficult to maintain it while adapting to the latest changes. This allows us to leverage new language features, make use of 3rd party libraries, and reduce maintenance effort at the same time.
  
-| 21/12/2016  | ADOdb version 5.20.9 is available. [[https://github.com/ADOdb/ADOdb/blob/v5.20.9/docs/changelog.md|Full Changelog]]  | +We strongly recommend that you **always run the [[https://github.com/ADOdb/ADOdb/releases/latest|latest stable release]]**, which is the only one that is actively maintained; this includes bug fixes and compatibility updates for newer PHP versions.
-| 17/12/2016  | ADOdb version 5.20.8 is available. [[https://github.com/ADOdb/ADOdb/blob/v5.20.8/docs/changelog.md|Full Changelog]]  | +
-| 20/09/2016  | ADOdb version 5.20.7 is available. [[https://github.com/ADOdb/ADOdb/blob/v5.20.7/docs/changelog.md|Full Changelog]]  | +
-| 31/08/2016  | ADOdb version 5.20.6 is available. [[https://github.com/ADOdb/ADOdb/blob/v5.20.6/docs/changelog.md|Full Changelog]]  | +
-| 10/08/2016  | ADOdb version 5.20.5 is available. [[https://github.com/ADOdb/ADOdb/blob/v5.20.5/docs/changelog.md|Full Changelog]]  | +
-| 09/04/2016  | ADOdb version 5.20.4 is available. [[https://github.com/ADOdb/ADOdb/blob/v5.20.4/docs/changelog.md|Full Changelog]]  | +
-| 01/01/2016  | ADOdb version 5.20.3 is available. [[https://github.com/ADOdb/ADOdb/blob/v5.20.3/docs/changelog.md|Full Changelog]]  | +
-| 27/12/2015  | ADOdb version 5.20.2 is available. [[https://github.com/ADOdb/ADOdb/blob/v5.20.2/docs/changelog.md|Full Changelog]]  | +
-| 06/12/2015  | ADOdb version 5.20.1 is available. [[https://github.com/ADOdb/ADOdb/blob/v5.20.1/docs/changelog.md|Full Changelog]]  |+
  
-==== Why Don't You Support Earlier Versions? ==== +Legacy version 5.21.0 was released in February 2021, and only receives **security and critical bug fixes**. If you are still running an older version, you should at the very least upgrade to that, and we actually strongly advise to apply the latest hotfix release ([[https://github.com/ADOdb/ADOdb/blob/v5.21.4/docs/changelog.md|5.21.4]]). 
-Version 5.19 was released in 2013, you should be at least to that point.+
  
 ==== Our Community ==== ==== Our Community ====
-The ADOdb user base is large, with an average of 300 downloads a week. We have put together a short [[project:user_base|list of some current projects]]. + 
 +The ADOdb user base is large, with an average of 300 downloads a week. We have put together a short [[project:user_base|list of some current projects]]. See also the [[https://github.com/ADOdb/ADOdb/network/dependents|dependencies]], i.e. the list of GitHub repositories require ADOdb in their //composer.json// file.
  
 You are welcome to contribute to the project and help the Open Source community: You are welcome to contribute to the project and help the Open Source community:
  
-  * Share your experience+  * Share your experience, e.g. on X [[https://x.com/ADOdb_announce|@ADOdb_announce]]
   * [[https://github.com/ADOdb/ADOdb/issues|Answer user questions in the issue tracker]]   * [[https://github.com/ADOdb/ADOdb/issues|Answer user questions in the issue tracker]]
   * Submit your bug fixes, enhancements or new features via [[https://github.com/ADOdb/ADOdb/compare|GitHub pull requests]]   * Submit your bug fixes, enhancements or new features via [[https://github.com/ADOdb/ADOdb/compare|GitHub pull requests]]
   * Check the //{{tagpage>dormant}}// tag; if you have expertise in the Databases listed, consider helping us out   * Check the //{{tagpage>dormant}}// tag; if you have expertise in the Databases listed, consider helping us out
   * Help us improve [[project:documentation]], both developer and user. It has recently been converted from old html files, and may contain numerous errors.   * Help us improve [[project:documentation]], both developer and user. It has recently been converted from old html files, and may contain numerous errors.
 +
 +===== Announcements =====
 +
 +Follow us on **[[https://x.com/ADOdb_announce|@ADOdb_announce]]** on X. We post notices of new releases and important bug fixes first there.
 +
 +==== Releases ====
 +
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 +The [[https://github.com/ADOdb/ADOdb/releases|complete list of Releases]] is available on GitHub.
 +
 +Detailed information can be found in the [[https://github.com/ADOdb/ADOdb/blob/master/docs/changelog.md|Changelog]].</WRAP>
 +
 +The 5 most recent Releases
 +{{rss>https://github.com/adodb/adodb/releases.atom 5 date}}
 +
 +
 +===== Miscellaneous =====
  
 ==== Tags ==== ==== Tags ====
 ~~TAGCLOUD~~ ~~TAGCLOUD~~
  
------------- +==== Copyright ====
- +
-===== Copyright =====+
  
 2000-2013 (c) John Lim\\ 2000-2013 (c) John Lim\\
-2014- (c) Damien Regad, Mark Newnham & The ADOdb Community+2014 (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. ADODb is dual-licensed under the BSD and Lesser GPL license, with the BSD License having priority.
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 +==== Thanks ====
 +
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 +[[https://www.jetbrains.com/phpstorm/|{{:icon_phpstorm.png?direct&50|PHPStorm IDE}}]]
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 +The ADOdb team would like to thank [[https://www.jetbrains.com/|JetBrains]] for their valued support to the project, in the form of free [[https://jb.gg/OpenSourceSupport|PHPStorm IDE]] licences.
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