February 2000
Intermediate to advanced
364 pages
11h 47m
English
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Description
The DBI is a database access module for the Perl programming language. It defines a set of methods, variables, and conventions that provide a consistent database interface, independent of the actual database being used.
It is important to remember that the DBI is just an interface. The DBI is a layer of “glue” between an application and one or more database driver modules. It is the driver modules that do most of the real work. The DBI provides a standard interface and framework for the drivers to operate within.