ADOdb stands for Active Data Objects Data Base.

ADOdb is a database abstraction library for PHP.

The PHP version currently supports an amazing number of databases,
thanks to the wonderful ADOdb community:
MySQL, PostgreSQL, Interbase, Firebird, Informix, Oracle, MS SQL, Foxpro,
Access, ADO, Sybase, FrontBase, DB2, SAP DB, SQLite, Netezza, LDAP, and generic
ODBC, ODBTP.

The Sybase, Informix, FrontBase and PostgreSQL, Netezza, LDAP, ODBTP drivers
are community contributions.

WWW: http://adodb.sourceforge.net/