Database Connection

Ray Borduin’s (WebAssist) database connection and George Petrov’s (DMXZone) database connection differ significantly. Ray Borduin utilizes MySQLi, which excels at connecting to MySQL/MariaDB databases. George Petrov, on the other hand, relies on PDO, a versatile approach that enables connections to a variety of databases.

For instance, I personally appreciate using SQLite—a lightweight, file-based database often favored for mobile applications. Some prefer NoSQL options like MongoDB, while others turn to cloud databases such as Azure Cosmos DB. And, of course, there’s always the trusty MySQL/MariaDB. The beauty of PDO is its ability to accommodate all these choices seamlessly.

I gather you're using a WebAssist product?

PHP: MySQLi Manual

https://www.php.net/manual/en/book.mysqli.php

DMX Zone still makes extensions for Dreamweaver.

https://www.dmxzone.com/3/extensions

They're also the makers of Wappler -- Visual Web App Builder.

https://wappler.io/

Most people are just either writing their own scripts or they may be using something that already connects to the database. To your point on databases, SQL databases are still very much in favor, but there are also newer ones that have become more prominent in recent years such as graph databases like Neo4j. It really all depends on your application and goal of the database utilization.