====== Unsupported Drivers ======

The following drivers may be found in some releases of ADOdb, but they are no longer supported. Most connections end-of-life because the databases become obsolete or there are no drivers available

^ Driver                                             ^ Reason                                               ^
| [[v5:database:ADO]]                                | Obsolete                                             |
| [[v5:database:Frontbase]]                          | No PHP drivers since V4                              |
| [[v5:database:Informix]]                           | Use PDO Informix driver instead                      |
| [[v5:database:mysql_legacy#mysqlt_driver|mysqlt]]  | Superseded by mysqli                                 |
| [[v5:database:Netezza]]                            | Database End-Of-Life 2019                            |
| [[v5:database:ODBTP]]                              | Obsolete                                             |
| [[v5:database:text|Plain Text]]                    | Incompatible with later versions of PHP              |
| [[v5:database:proxy]]                              | Deprecated for security reasons, as of ADOdb 5.21.0  |
| [[v5:database:sap_ads|SAP ADS]]                    | Database End-Of-Life / No PHP 7 Drivers              |
| [[v5:database:sap_ase|SAP ASE]]                    | Database End-Of-Life / No PHP 7 Drivers              |
| [[v5:database:sap_maxdb|SAP MaxDB]]                | Database End-Of-Life / No PHP 7 Drivers              |
| [[v5:database:sap_sqlanywhere|SAP SQL Anywhere]]   | Dormant / No Active Users                            |
| [[v5:database:visual_foxpro|Visual FoxPro]]        | Obsolete                                             |


Occasionally renewed interest in a database may result in a driver being reactivated

Please refer to [[v5:database:supported|]] for the list of active drivers.