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| author | Nick Kew <niq@apache.org> | 2005-09-23 10:56:07 +0000 |
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| committer | Nick Kew <niq@apache.org> | 2005-09-23 10:56:07 +0000 |
| commit | 7f9e4fa4f95bf1f926fd690fd5c1329c48aafe09 (patch) | |
| tree | 73be306dd8b53d8bf4e6eb9c7b05314318cba719 /docs/manual/new_features_2_2.xml | |
| parent | 23a3c20db2ba540c8e3557772944c0513086f3ed (diff) | |
| download | httpd-7f9e4fa4f95bf1f926fd690fd5c1329c48aafe09.tar.gz | |
Add note on DBD APIs to Module Developer Changes in new_features.
Update cast in mod_dbd.c as suggested by jorton.
git-svn-id: https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/httpd/httpd/trunk@291100 13f79535-47bb-0310-9956-ffa450edef68
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diff --git a/docs/manual/new_features_2_2.xml b/docs/manual/new_features_2_2.xml index f433c9cbc2..bb0d4a3a53 100644 --- a/docs/manual/new_features_2_2.xml +++ b/docs/manual/new_features_2_2.xml @@ -189,6 +189,20 @@ <code>regexec</code> and so on can be replaced by calls to <code>ap_regcomp</code>, <code>ap_regcomp</code>.</dd> + <dt>DBD Framework (SQL Database API)</dt> + + <dd><p>With Apache 1.x and 2.0, modules requiring an SQL backend + had to take responsibility for managing it themselves. Apart + from reinventing the wheel, this can be very inefficient, for + example when several modules each maintain their own connections.</p> + <p>Apache 2.1 and up provides the <code>ap_dbd</code> API for + managing database connections (including optimised strategies + for threaded and unthreaded MPMs), while APR 1.2 and up provides + the <code>apr_dbd</code> API for interacting with the database.</p> + <p>New modules SHOULD now use these APIs for all SQL database + operations. Existing applications SHOULD be upgraded to use it + where feasible, either transparently or as a recommended option + to their users.</p></dd> </dl> </section> </manualpage> |