This is a backport of the Drupal 7 PDO database compatibility layer for use with Drupal 6 modules.
It is named after the original issue by Larry "Crell" Garfield titled Database Layer: The Next Generation.
Functionality
You should only install this module if another module instructs you to, as this module does not provide any end-user functionality.
This module does not override the existing database functionality but makes the new compatibility layer available under a series of functions identical to their Drupal 7 counterparts named dbtng_ instead of db_. For example with this module, use dbtng_set_active
instead of db_set_active
, with the exception of the following functions that funciton identically to their Drupal 7 conterparts: db_insert
, db_merge
, db_update
, db_delete
, db_truncate
, db_select
, db_transaction
, db_close
, db_condition
, db_xor
, db_and
, db_or
, db_next_id
, and db_like
.
Most code should be able to use the primary query building functions listed above without modification in both Drupal 6 and Drupal 7.
Features