##Overview

This is the EZPDO orm framework started by Oak Nauhygon [email protected]. Unless stated the contrary, most of this, is part of his work. Since the former site (http://www.ezpdo.net) ceased to exist we will reproduce the framework documentation and also continuing giving it support here.

You can find this same documentation and more on the wiki pages.

##Motivation

Object-relational mapping ORM is useful in developing both Web-based and non-Web-based applications.

The goal of this project is to design a lightweight and easy-to-use persistence solution for PHP. This is how the project got its name, Easy PHP Data Objects (EZPDO). Simplicity is the key. Constantly we keep the following requirements in mind when designing EZPDO.

• It requires minimun or zero (1) SQL knowledge and a minimum amount of effort in ORM specification.
• It should work with existing classes and does not alter the source code.
• It should only introduce overhead to a minimum to guarantee performance.

##Features

Here is a quick look at the features in EZPDO before you delve into any details.

• Minimum SQL knowledge required
• Requires minimum ORM specification
• No Phing! No need of explicit command line compile
• Works with existing code and database
• Has a small runtime core to guarentee performance
• Handles 1:N, and M:N relationships automatically
• Provides a simple runtime API
• Supports object query (EZOQL)
• Auto generates database tables
• Test-driven with continuous integration

##Licence

EZPDO is an open source project and uses the BSD license.

Let us start with a simple example click here to show you how easy it is to use EZPDO to persist and retrieve your objects.

You may also want to check out the tutorial that showcases more advanced features.

You have followed the simple example above and got the first taste of EZPDO. Easy, isnt it? Want to do more with EZPDO? Follow the links below.

##Installation The Instalation Guide

##Tutorial A tutorial to get you started

##User manual All you need to know to use EZPDO

##Developer's guide A guide to those who are interested in EZPDO internals

##Migrating from php 5.2 Small "how to" when moving from v5.2 to v5.3 of php

##FAQ FAQs

##References Articles, blogs and projects that have impact on EZPDO

##Contact

Need help, want to help, or have comments? Clone or Fork this project, we'll look forward for your pull requests or issues.

##Notes:

(1) Please don’t misunderstand. We are not saying “Down with SQL!” :) Nothing wrong with having a solid knowledge of SQL. In fact, it helps you in many aspects if you have good SQL skills, especially when it comes to efficient object query, however most of the time with EZPDO you don’t need to simply because it takes care of interfacing with databases without you even knowing.