A common beginner (and not so beginner) mistake is to develop an application without any consideration of the future. All too often, applications remain tied to the wrong database, inflexible and not performing optimally. That's where using a well-designed database class library can make all the difference. This month Ian Gilfillan gets you up and running with a brief introduction to ADOdb, with more detail to follow in subsequent articles.

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