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diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/changelog.rst b/user_guide_src/source/changelog.rst index 717d7f6ba..2cd0d7978 100644 --- a/user_guide_src/source/changelog.rst +++ b/user_guide_src/source/changelog.rst @@ -89,6 +89,26 @@ Release Date: Not Released - Database + - Added **dsn** configuration setting for drivers that support DSN strings (PDO, PostgreSQL, Oracle, ODBC, CUBRID). + - Added **schema** configuration setting (defaults to *public*) for drivers that might need it (currently used by PostgreSQL and ODBC). + - Added subdrivers support (currently only used by PDO). + - Added an optional database name parameter to ``db_select()``. + - Added a constructor to the ``DB_result`` class and moved all driver-specific properties and logic out of the base ``DB_driver`` class to allow better abstraction. + - Removed ``protect_identifiers()`` and renamed internal method ``_protect_identifiers()`` to it instead - it was just an alias. + - Renamed internal method ``_escape_identifiers()`` to ``escape_identifiers()``. + - Updated ``escape_identifiers()`` to accept an array of fields as well as strings. + - MySQL and MySQLi drivers now require at least MySQL version 5.1. + - ``db_set_charset()`` now only requires one parameter (collation was only needed due to legacy support for MySQL versions prior to 5.1). + - Replaced the ``_error_message()`` and ``_error_number()`` methods with ``error()``, which returns an array containing the last database error code and message. + - Improved ``version()`` implementation so that drivers that have a native function to get the version number don't have to be defined in the core ``DB_driver`` class. + - Added ``unbuffered_row()`` method for getting a row without prefetching whole result (consume less memory). + - Added capability for packages to hold *database.php* config files. + - Added MySQL client compression support. + - Added encrypted connections support (for *mysql*, *sqlsrv* and PDO with *sqlsrv*). + - Removed :doc:`Loader Class <libraries/loader>` from Database error tracing to better find the likely culprit. + - Added support for SQLite3 database driver. + - Added Interbase/Firebird database support via the *ibase* driver. + - Added ODBC support for ``create_database()``, ``drop_database()`` and ``drop_table()`` in :doc:`Database Forge <database/forge>`. - :doc:`Query Builder <database/query_builder>` changes include: - Renamed the Active Record class to Query Builder to remove confusion with the Active Record design pattern. - Added the ability to insert objects with ``insert_batch()``. @@ -104,13 +124,10 @@ Release Date: Not Released - Server version checking is now done via ``mysqli::$server_info`` instead of running an SQL query. - Added persistent connections support for PHP >= 5.3. - Added support for ``backup()`` in :doc:`Database Utilities <database/utilities>`. - - Added **dsn** configuration setting for drivers that support DSN strings (PDO, PostgreSQL, Oracle, ODBC, CUBRID). - - Added **schema** configuration setting (defaults to *public*) for drivers that might need it (currently used by PostgreSQL and ODBC). - - Improved PDO database support. - - Added Interbase/Firebird database support via the *ibase* driver. - - Added an optional database name parameter to ``db_select()``. - - Replaced the ``_error_message()`` and ``_error_number()`` methods with ``error()``, which returns an array containing the last database error code and message. - - Improved ``version()`` implementation so that drivers that have a native function to get the version number don't have to be defined in the core ``DB_driver`` class. + - Improved support of the PDO driver, including: + - Added support for ``create_database()``, ``drop_database()`` and ``drop_table()`` in :doc:`Database Forge <database/forge>`. + - Added support for ``list_fields()`` in :doc:`Database Results <database/results>`. + - Subdrivers are now isolated from each other instead of being in one large class. - Improved support of the PostgreSQL driver, including: - ``pg_version()`` is now used to get the database version number, when possible. - Added ``db_set_charset()`` support. @@ -119,13 +136,6 @@ Release Date: Not Released - Added ``update_batch()`` support. - Removed ``limit()`` and ``order_by()`` support for *UPDATE* and *DELETE* queries as PostgreSQL does not support those features. - Added a work-around for dead persistent connections to be re-created after a database restart. - - Added a constructor to the ``DB_result`` class and moved all driver-specific properties and logic out of the base ``DB_driver`` class to allow better abstraction. - - Removed ``protect_identifiers()`` and renamed internal method ``_protect_identifiers()`` to it instead - it was just an alias. - - Renamed internal method ``_escape_identifiers()`` to ``escape_identifiers()``. - - Updated ``escape_identifiers()`` to accept an array of fields as well as strings. - - MySQL and MySQLi drivers now require at least MySQL version 5.1. - - ``db_set_charset()`` now only requires one parameter (collation was only needed due to legacy support for MySQL versions prior to 5.1). - - Added support for SQLite3 database driver. - Improved support of the CUBRID driver, including: - Added DSN string support. - Added persistent connections support. @@ -145,17 +155,15 @@ Release Date: Not Released - Improved support of the SQLite driver, including: - Added support for ``replace()`` in :doc:`Query Builder <database/query_builder>`. - Added support for ``drop_table()`` in :doc:`Database Forge <database/forge>`. - - Added ODBC support for ``create_database()``, ``drop_database()`` and ``drop_table()`` in :doc:`Database Forge <database/forge>`. - - Added PDO support for ``create_database()``, ``drop_database()`` and ``drop_table()`` in :doc:`Database Forge <database/forge>`. - - Added ``unbuffered_row()`` method for getting a row without prefetching whole result (consume less memory). - - Added PDO support for ``list_fields()`` in :doc:`Database Results <database/results>`. - - Added capability for packages to hold *database.php* config files - - Added subdrivers support (currently only used by PDO). - - Added MySQL client compression support. - - Added encrypted connections support (for *mysql*, *sqlsrv* and PDO with *sqlsrv*). - - Removed :doc:`Loader Class <libraries/loader>` from Database error tracing to better find the likely culprit. - - Added an optional second parameter to ``drop_table()`` in :doc:`Database Forge <database/forge>` that allows adding the IF EXISTS condition. - - Removed the optional AFTER clause from :doc:`Database Forge <database/forge>` method ``add_column()``. + - :doc:`Database Forge <database/forge>` changes include: + - Added an optional second parameter to ``drop_table()`` that allows adding the **IF EXISTS** condition, which is no longer the default. + - Added support for passing a custom database object to the loader. + - Removed the optional AFTER clause from method ``add_column()``. + - Overall improved support for all of the drivers. + - :doc:`Database Utility <database/utilities>` chages include: + - Added support for passing a custom database object to the loader. + - Modified the class to no longer extend :doc:`Database Forge <database/forge>`, which has been a deprecated behavior for awhile. + - Overall improved support for all of the drivers. - Libraries |