DotKernel borrowed the database naming conventions from FaZend: Rules of naming of database tables and columns. FaZend is an open-source PHP framework based on Zend Framework.

Database naming conventions for tables and columns:

• Singular table names only (e.g. user, category, product, order, orderProduct)
• Every table must have an auto-incrementing integer column id
• ZF-like names of columns and tables (e.g. user::isAdmin, orderProduct::product)
• Foreign keys must have the same names as reference tables
• SQL keywords are capitalized (e.g. SELECT, INT)

Example of proper SQL file formatting and naming:

CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `user`
 (
   `id` INT(11) UNSIGNED NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT,
   `username` VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL,
   `password` VARCHAR(25) NOT NULL,
   `email` VARCHAR(100) NOT NULL,
   `firstName` VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL,
   `lastName` VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL,
   `dateCreated` DATETIME NOT NULL,
   `userType` INT(11) NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT
   `isActive` ENUM('0','1') NOT NULL DEFAULT '1',
   PRIMARY KEY  (`id`),
   UNIQUE KEY `username` (`username`),
   UNIQUE KEY `email` (`email`)
   FOREIGN KEY(`userType`) REFERENCES `userType`(`id`)
        ON UPDATE CASCADE
        ON DELETE CASCADE
 )
 ENGINE=InnoDB
 DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1
 AUTO_INCREMENT=1 ;

Conclusion:
The names of database tables and columns must follow camelLetter as naming conventions.

A new style and advanced approach to accompany the Dotkernel source release

Dotboost is pleased to announce our North American Relaunch. This new phase comes as a result of dedicated research and analysis on how to best serve clients in Canada and the US.

At the heart of our relaunch is the source release for our exclusive inhouse developed dotKernel framework. We have also added business IT integration and increased the clarity to our existing consulting services.

We’re not your average IT organization; we view our customers as strategic partners. This paradigm allows us to take a comprehensive approach towards creating solutions and gain the competitive advantage.

Founded in 2005, the Dotboost process can incorporate anywhere into your project’s life-cycle including concept development, architecture and design, development and integration, and implementation and support. We use time and distance to our advantage, pushing competitive boundaries and staking our place as a globally efficient organization.

DotKernel Template Engine is an implementation of PHPLib Template engine for PHP5.

It has an amazing ability to separate the application code from the presentation layer. Separates the manipulation of data (in the database as well as in PHP) from its final format, whether that format is HTML, XML or a formatted e-mail. The big advantage is that is allowing us to change the look and feel of a site quickly without having to delve immediately into a lot of PHP variable assignments and print statements.