Why use xPDO?
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Learn more- Object-relational bridge (ORB) for mapping persistent objects to platform-optimized relational database structures
- Utilizes PDO, the standard database access layer for PHP 8.1+
- Ultra-light weight: loads only what it needs on demand, adding virtually no overhead
- Promotes platform optimization in conjunction with object abstraction
- Supports any database platform accessible with a PDO driver implementation
- Fast generation of classes and metadata maps from an xPDO model definition (XML schema)
- Fast generation of xPDO model definitions from an existing database
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