Package: libdbd-sqlite3-perl (1.76-1)

Perl DBI driver with a self-contained RDBMS

DBD::SQLite is a Perl DBI driver with a self-contained relational database management system. It embeds a small and fast embedded SQL database engine called SQLite (see sqlite3) into a DBI driver. It is useful if you want a relational database for your project, but don't want to install a large RDBMS system like MySQL or PostgreSQL.

SQLite supports the following features:

 * Implements a large subset of SQL92 (<URL:http://www.sqlite.org/lang.html>)
 * A complete DB in a single disk file
   Everything for your database is stored in a single disk file, making it
   easier to move things around than with DBD::CSV.
 * Atomic commit and rollback

The engine is very fast, but for updates/inserts/dml it does perform a global lock on the entire database. This, obviously, might not be good for multiple user systems. The database also appears to be significantly faster if your transactions are coarse.

Tags: Software Development: Perl Development, SQL, Libraries, Implemented in: implemented-in::c, implemented-in::perl, Role: Development Library, Works with: Databases

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