Writing first mysql abstraction layer, would like suggestions

[jpenney]

Hi, I'm learning PHP and want to try writing a beginner's library to do all my mysql stuff. I want to be able to connect to a server, use a database and open a table (maybe later a generalized query, but not now) and basically abstract the pieces of mysql into a set of objects in php.

One of the things I tried to do before (and posted a question in this forum about) is a function that takes a SQL query, runs it, and hands me back the result to work with. I realize mysql_query already does this, but I want to wrap it, and have my wrapper hand the query resource back to me as a return value or something like it.

Can anyone suggest a strategy for this? Thanks!

[kovik]

There is a good forum post here at TSDN.

[jpenney]

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[pbmods]

I realize it's policy, but in the spirit of free software, I don't think it's necessary or prudent to remove "competing" links. In fact, I don't think the concept of "competing" even makes sense in a free software world.

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