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# Database Abstraction Layer

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##### Supported Databases

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v5:database:sqlite

## SQLite Database

## sqlite3

##### Specification

Driver Name | sqlite3
Data Provider | sqlite
Status | Active1)
Windows | Yes
Unix | Yes
ADOdb V5 | Yes
ADOdb V6 | Yes

##### Alternatives

PDO driver for SQLite

This is the preferred driver for connecting to sqlite databases This preferred driver supports connections to SQLite version 3 databases.

Note that SQLite table and index names are case-sensitive, but do not allow full case-sensitivity like the ibm_db2 driver.

### Limitations in Meta Functions

The driver does not support the following metaFunctions:

- altercolumnsql
- dropcolumnsql

This is a limitation of Sqlite itself, not ADOdb. For more information see Here

[sqlite3, active]

## sqlite

##### Specification

Driver Name | sqlite
Data Provider | sqlite
Status | Obsolete2)
Windows | Yes
Unix | Yes
ADOdb V5 | Yes
ADOdb V6 | No

This deprecated driver supports SQLite Version 2 databases.

[sqlite2, unix, windows, deprecated]

## sqlitepo

##### Specification

Driver Name | sqlitepo
Data Provider | sqlite
Status | Obsolete3)
Windows | Yes
Unix | Yes
ADOdb V5 | Yes
ADOdb V6 | No

This deprecated driver added portability to the sqlite2 driver by stripping the table names from the column names in queries.

[sqlite2, deprecated]
1) This driver is actively supported by ADOdb project members
2) , 3) This driver is obsolete and will be removed in ADOdb V6
v5/database/sqlite.txt · Last modified: 2016/01/13 13:44 by mnewnham

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