Comprehensive List of the PHP Object Relational Mapping Tools and Frameworks.

Object Relational Mapping (ORM), is a database design approach that makes entities stored in the database behave like objects (classes) from a programming perspective. ORM is a level above actual database operations – writing actual SQL queries is excluded from development and taken care of by ORM framework. By abstracting actual database access with ORM, development process can be more productive and result in more reliable applications. Here you will find a quick intro to ORM in PHP.