Web SQL Database
Encyclopedia
Web SQL Database is a web page API
for storing data in database
s that can be queried using a variant of SQL
.
The API is supported by Google Chrome
, Opera
and Safari
, but will not be implemented by Mozilla Firefox
which instead supports the Indexed Database API
.
The W3C Web Applications Working Group ceased working on the specification in November 2010, citing lack of independent implementations (not using SQLite
as the backend) as the reason the specification could not move forward to become a W3C Recommendation.
Application programming interface
An application programming interface is a source code based specification intended to be used as an interface by software components to communicate with each other...
for storing data in database
Database
A database is an organized collection of data for one or more purposes, usually in digital form. The data are typically organized to model relevant aspects of reality , in a way that supports processes requiring this information...
s that can be queried using a variant of SQL
SQL
SQL is a programming language designed for managing data in relational database management systems ....
.
The API is supported by Google Chrome
Google Chrome
Google Chrome is a web browser developed by Google that uses the WebKit layout engine. It was first released as a beta version for Microsoft Windows on September 2, 2008, and the public stable release was on December 11, 2008. The name is derived from the graphical user interface frame, or...
, Opera
Opera (web browser)
Opera is a web browser and Internet suite developed by Opera Software with over 200 million users worldwide. The browser handles common Internet-related tasks such as displaying web sites, sending and receiving e-mail messages, managing contacts, chatting on IRC, downloading files via BitTorrent,...
and Safari
Safari (web browser)
Safari is a web browser developed by Apple Inc. and included with the Mac OS X and iOS operating systems. First released as a public beta on January 7, 2003 on the company's Mac OS X operating system, it became Apple's default browser beginning with Mac OS X v10.3 "Panther". Safari is also the...
, but will not be implemented by Mozilla Firefox
Mozilla Firefox
Mozilla Firefox is a free and open source web browser descended from the Mozilla Application Suite and managed by Mozilla Corporation. , Firefox is the second most widely used browser, with approximately 25% of worldwide usage share of web browsers...
which instead supports the Indexed Database API
Indexed Database API
The Indexed Database API, or Indexed DB , is a proposed web browser standard interface for a local database of records holding simple values and hierarchical objects. Indexed DB was initially proposed by Oracle in 2009....
.
The W3C Web Applications Working Group ceased working on the specification in November 2010, citing lack of independent implementations (not using SQLite
SQLite
SQLite is an ACID-compliant embedded relational database management system contained in a relatively small C programming library. The source code for SQLite is in the public domain and implements most of the SQL standard...
as the backend) as the reason the specification could not move forward to become a W3C Recommendation.