If you've ever gone so far in your code as to create an OOP layer between you and your database, you know how helpful it can be. Well, for those out there that want to experience this useful chunk of code for themselves, you might want to check out PHPBuilder.com's latest article.

In this new piece, The Benefits of Using Objects with Databases they show you how to even improve upon a current installation with some of the new features of PHP5 included. A word of caution, though - this article isn't for the beginning OOP programmer. At times, it gets pretty detailed, and might confuse some developers out there just getting a start with objects and classes.

It's great to see that people are trying to show more and more that layers in their apps are a good thing. Now, if we could just get them more standardized...