php5 ado

ADO stands for ActiveX Data Objects. It is a set of data access components provided by Microsoft that allows developers to access data from a variety of sources in a uniform way.

PHP does not have built-in support for ADO, but there are third-party libraries and extensions available that provide similar functionality. One popular option is the ADODB library, which is compatible with PHP 5.

To use ADODB with PHP 5, you need to download the library and include the necessary files in your PHP script. You can then create ADO connection objects, execute SQL queries, and retrieve data from the database. Here is a basic example:

<?php
// Include the ADODB library
require_once('adodb/adodb.inc.php');

// Create a new ADO connection object
$conn = ADONewConnection('mysql');

// Set the connection parameters
$conn->Connect('localhost', 'username', 'password', 'database');

// Execute a SQL query
$rs = $conn->Execute('SELECT * FROM table');

// Loop through the result set and print the data
while (!$rs->EOF) {
    echo $rs->fields['column1'] . ' ' . $rs->fields['column2'] . '<br>';
    $rs->MoveNext();
}

// Close the connection
$conn->Close();
?>

This is just a basic example to get you started. ADODB provides many more features and options for working with databases, so you can explore the documentation for more information.