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This document provides an introduction to PHP Data Objects (PDO), which defines a lightweight and consistent interface for accessing databases in PHP. It discusses why PDO is useful for future-proofing code against database changes, using prepared statements securely, and object-oriented programming. The presentation gives an overview of PDO and its main classes, demonstrates how to connect to a database and perform common operations like prepared statements, and addresses issues like database portability and using PDO with frameworks.

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Pdo PHP

This document provides an introduction to PHP Data Objects (PDO), which defines a lightweight and consistent interface for accessing databases in PHP. It discusses why PDO is useful for future-proofing code against database changes, using prepared statements securely, and object-oriented programming. The presentation gives an overview of PDO and its main classes, demonstrates how to connect to a database and perform common operations like prepared statements, and addresses issues like database portability and using PDO with frameworks.

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An Introduction to

PHP Data Objects


A Better Way to Interact with Your Database

by

Rusty Keele
This Presentation Is For People Who…
• Want to learn the basics of PHP Data Objects (PDO)

• Want to start using PDO in their code

• Have a basic knowledge of PHP and SQL


What We’ll Cover
• My story

• An overview of PDO

• Examples and real PHP code

• Wrap up
My Story
My History with Programming
• Started on a Commodore 64 – in
1982!
• B.A. in Computer Science from
Weber State University
• 9 years as a full time programmer –
mostly PHP
• Worked for Utah Education
Network the last 4 years
How I Got Started With PDO
• What I inherited at UEN

• The mysql_x( ) revelation

• Switching from MySQL to PostgreSQL ?!

• 2 birds with 1 stone


PDO:
An
Overview
What Is PDO?
• “The PHP Data Objects (PDO) extension defines a lightweight,
consistent interface for accessing databases in PHP.” - php.net
• Is: a data-access abstraction layer

• Is not: a database abstraction layer

• Is not: an object relation mapping (ORM) system

• Does not: rewrite SQL

• Does not: emulate missing features


Why Use PDO?
• A future change of database

• Prepared statements

• Rewriting code

• Object oriented programming

• You’re writing your own framework! ;-)


First Steps
• PDO is enabled by default as of PHP
5.1.0
• PDO documentation:
php.net/manual/en/book.pdo.php
The Main PDO Classes
• PDO : Represents a connection between PHP and a database server.

• PDOStatement : Represents a prepared statement and, after the


statement is executed, an associated result set.
• PDOException : Represents an error raised by PDO.
Other Important Ideas
• PDO drivers
• drivers implement the PDO interface for specific databases
• MySQL, PostgreSQL, MS SQL Server, Oracle…

• Prepared statements
• a kind of compiled template for the SQL that an application runs
• can be customized using variable parameters
• prepare once – execute multiple times
• don't need to be quoted – which helps defend against SQL injection!
Using PDO
Connecting To A Database
• Connect

• Close

• Handle errors
Prepared Statements: Reading Data
• Using named placeholders

• Using question mark placeholders, variables, data type and length


Prepared Statements: Inserting Data
• Binding an array when executing and getting last insert ID
Deleting Data
• Using exec( ) to get number of rows affected

• Differences between execute( ) and exec( )


• exec( )
• A method of the PDO class
• Executes an SQL statement and returns the number of affected rows
• execute( )
• A method of the PDOStatement class
• Executes a prepared statement and returns TRUE or FALSE
Putting It All Together
Gotchas!
• Be careful when using “LIKE %keyword%”
Support For Transactions
• Only works with databases that support transactions

• Transactions are typically implemented by "saving-up" your batch of


changes to be applied all at once
• Can roll back on errors
Changing Your Database
• In theory, you can just switch the Data Source Name in the connection
string
• From: mysql:host=localhost;dbname=testdb;user=un;password=pw
• To: pgsql:host=localhost;dbname=testdb;user=un;password=pw

• Watch out for non-standard SQL!


• For example: MySQL’s “replace into”
• https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.7/en/differences-from-ansi.html
PDO And Frameworks
• Not really needed because of abstraction layers

• Especially if using ORM

• CodeIgniter has a PDO driver option in version 3.0


• Check the documentation for your framework: Laravel, CakePHP, Zend 2
Wrapping
Things Up
The Rest Of The Story
• Spent a year working on this at UEN (the MySQL to PDO part)… one
file at a time!
• Now I have better, non-deprecated, more secure, uncoupled, object
oriented code for database connections – whew!
• Next: change the back end database to PostgreSQL!
Where To Learn More About PDO
• PHP’s own documentation: http://php.net/manual/en/book.pdo.php

• A good intro article: http://www.creativebloq.com/design/using-php-


data-objects-1133026
• Books (on Amazon.com)
• Learning PHP Data Objects: A Beginner's Guide to PHP Data Objects, Database
Connection Abstraction Library for PHP 5
• PHP Data Objects Quick Start
Picture Credits
• All photos from www.flickr.com

• All photos under Creative Commons License


• Wolf by alexandre alacchi, Wolf Park by Debs, Wolf looking at me by Tambako The
Jaguar, Pretty standing wolf by Tambako The Jaguar, Wolves fighting over food by
Tambako The Jaguar, Wolf by Jimmy Álvarez, Wolf by Cloudtail, Black Wolf by numb -
El Condor, C'est un garçon by peupleloup
• Commodore 64 by Steve Petrucelli

• Darn Itch by Brave Heart

• cartwheel by Julie
Feedback And Questions
• Please rate my presentation and give feedback
• https://joind.in/13933

• Where to get my slides


• http://c64sets.com/slides/

• Questions? Comments?

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