PHP :: photon
photon is a lightweight PHP framework using the "NoSQL" database mongoDB as its backend. Its main goal is to provide an open-source, structured base for developers that wish to make use of the performance and flexibility of mongoDB with PHP. It embraces the principles of MVC and Object-Oriented code to create an organized, modular system. photon is nearing its first alpha release. To read more about it, see what's going on with the project, lend a hand, download the code, offer suggestions, or anything else, visit its development site.

PHP :: DBHandler
The DB Handler has been one of the most useful classes we've created. The functions to create a db connection, run a SQL query and process the results are all included in PHP's libraries, but it gets to be cumbersome if you have to use them all every time you want to run a query. We created a class that helps simplify all of that. You simply set a few configuration variables once, instantiate the class, and then run the query. The handler takes care of all the connection functions and the processing of the returned data (if there was any). It also stores any returned errors in a predefined variables.