What are some alternative approaches to handling database queries in PHP when facing version compatibility issues?

When facing version compatibility issues with database queries in PHP, one alternative approach is to use an ORM (Object-Relational Mapping) library such as Doctrine or Eloquent. These libraries abstract away the differences between different database versions and provide a more consistent interface for querying the database. 

// Example using Doctrine ORM

// Include Doctrine's autoloader
require_once 'path/to/vendor/autoload.php';

// Create a Doctrine EntityManager
$entityManager = EntityManager::create($dbParams, $config);

// Use Doctrine's QueryBuilder to build and execute queries
$queryBuilder = $entityManager->createQueryBuilder();
$query = $queryBuilder->select('u')
    ->from('User', 'u')
    ->where('u.id = :id')
    ->setParameter('id', 1)
    ->getQuery();
$result = $query->getResult();

Keywords

PDO MySQLi prepared statements database abstraction layer version compatibility

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