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+<?php
+
+/**
+ * PDO (general database) connector class.
+ */
+class PDODatabase extends Database {
+	private $dbConn;
+	private $active;
+	private $database;
+	
+	
+	/**
+	 * Connect to a database (MySQL, PostgreSQL, or MS SQL).
+	 * @param parameters An map of parameters, which should include:
+	 * <ul><li>database: The database to connect with</li>
+	 * <li>server: The server, eg, localhost</li>
+	 * <li>username: The username to log on with</li>
+	 * <li>password: The password to log on with</li>
+	 * <li>database: The database to connect to</li></ul>
+	 */
+	public function __construct($parameters) {
+		switch ($parameters['database']) {
+			case "MySQL":
+				$connect = 'mysql:host=' . $parameters['server'] . ';dbname=' . $parameters['database'];
+				break;
+			case "PostgreSQL":
+				$connect = 'pgsql:host=' . $parameters['server'] . ';port=5432;dbname=' . $parameters['database'];
+				break;
+			case "MSSQL":
+				$connect = 'mssql:host=' . $parameters['server'] . ';dbname=' . $parameters['database'];
+				break;
+			default: $this->databaseError("Database not available");
+		}
+		$this->dbConn = new PDO($connect, $parameters['username'], $parameters['password']);
+		$this->database = $parameters['database'];
+		if(!$this->dbConn) $this->databaseError("Could connect to MySQL database");
+		parent::__construct();
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Returns true if this database supports collations
+	 */
+	public function supportsCollations() {
+	}
+	
+	//private $mysqlVersion;
+	public function getVersion() {
+	}
+	
+	public function query($sql, $errorLevel = E_USER_ERROR) {
+	}
+	public function getGeneratedID() {
+	}
+	public function getNextID($table) {
+	}
+	public function isActive() {
+	}
+	public function createDatabase() {
+	}
+	/**
+	 * Create a new table with an integer primary key called ID.
+	 */
+	public function createTable($tableName) {
+	}
+	/**
+	 * Create a new table with an integer primary key called ID.
+	 */
+	public function renameTable($oldTableName, $newTableName) {
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Checks a table's integrity and repairs it if necessary
+	 */
+	public function checkAndRepairTable($tableName) {
+	}
+	protected function runTableCheckCommand($sql) {
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Add the given field to the given table.
+	 */
+	public function createField($tableName, $fieldName, $fieldSpec) {
+	}
+	/**
+	 * Change the database type of the given field
+	 */
+	public function alterField($tableName, $fieldName, $fieldSpec) {
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Get a list of all the fields for the given table.
+	 * Returns a map of field name => field spec
+	 */
+	public function fieldList($table) {
+	}
+
+	public function createIndex($tableName, $indexName, $indexSpec) {
+	}
+	public function alterIndex($tableName, $indexName, $indexSpec) {
+	}
+	public function indexList($table) {
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns a list of all the tables in the column.
+	 * Table names will all be in lowercase
+	 */
+	public function tableList() {
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Return the number of rows affected by the previous operation.
+	 */
+	public function affectedRows() {
+	}
+}
+
+/**
+ * A result-set from a MySQL database.
+ */
+class MySQLQuery extends Query {
+	private $database;
+	private $handle;
+
+	/**
+	 * Hook the result-set given into a Query class, suitable for use by sapphire.
+	 * @param database The database object that created this query.
+	 * @param handle the internal mysql handle that is points to the resultset.
+	 */
+	public function __construct(MySQLDatabase $database, $handle) {
+		$this->database = $database;
+		$this->handle = $handle;
+		parent::__construct();
+	}
+	
+	public function __destroy() {
+	}
+	
+	public function seek($row) {
+	}
+	public function numRecords() {
+	}
+	
+	public function nextRecord() {
+	}
+}
+
+?>
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