[thelist] ASP advantages and disadvantages

RUST Randal RRust at COVANSYS.com
Fri Feb 7 08:30:08 CST 2003


Jason Handby said:

> Accessing databases using ADO is very easy. Whereas in PHP
> different databases have different APIs, with ASP/ADO you use
> the same objects and methods for all databases; changing
> database is (in theory) as simple as changing the connection string.

True, but you can use Pear or ADOdb to do your db calls, and then you
don't have to worry about switching between databases.

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Randal Rust
Covansys Corp.
Columbus, OH



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