SQLite Database

The SQLite software library lets developers create and implement a serverless, self-contained, transactional SQL database engine without the need for any sort of configuration. As an SQL database engine SQLite enjoys highest popularity in terms of deployment. SQLite comes with a public domain source code, and it is small and comes with a minimal footprint. Advanced and intermediate users can use tools like SQLite studio to act as an SQLite database browser.

• You can send query results as emails
• It has a user-friendly overall better interface than its closest competitors. Further, you can use tools like SQLite studio to browse and interact with the library.
• You can compile a reference list of executed queries and you can choose to re-execute them
• You can execute queries in batches through batch mode
• You can run up to five simultaneous queries
• Open and keep up to ten distinct database connections
• Use the MIGRATE functionality to move data between two different databases
• Make custom data formats to show dates

SQLite supports Oracle Lite, and PL/SQL and you can port the software between all the major OS platforms including Unix, Linux and of course Windows.

The key features of SQLite are unique and accounts for its widespread popularity. Such key features include:

But like real life including scientific and technological innovations, SQLite does indeed have several usage considerations that make it unsuitable for all projects. SQLite’s type system is notoriously bad but in the recent past it has incorporated provisions for the strict typing method which makes things better but only relatively. The new type of system will take its due course of time before finding use in languages, libraries and frameworks that makes use of SQLite.

Migration issues are a real headache for database administrators and developers using SQLite. The technology does not support live migrations. That means for you to migrate SQLite, you will need to create a new table first, copy the old table data and paste it in the former and then switch over. For large databases with plenty of data it can be a very time-staking and cumbersome process and in all probability, businesses needing to achieve it will need to put up with downtimes. The length of the downtime can vary. For small databases, a few seconds or at most a few minutes will be all it takes. But for data rich databases migration times goes up longer and can even infuriate you with the migration’s pace.

With SQLite it is hard to geo-shard an app that makes use of the library. It might be hard but not impossible. Further, several tools are in development stages that can address this issue. Alternative using caches and CDNs too could serve almost all geo-sharding needs.

Other important things you should consider before deciding on SQLite are:

• Support for web frameworks is inadequate
• It is not always suitable for deployment on a single server
• There are a few failure modes of SQLite that most programmers are oblivious of

Businesses need not worry, iSummation with its expert pool of developers and database managers can help you perform almost all SQLite database tasks rather easily.

SQLite is after all the most popular software library of its kind and that means there are heavy and solid reasons behind its chequered cap. Some of the best use cases of SQLite involve:

While we have touched on some of SQLite’s features, it is time we examined these advantages a little bit more fully:

SQLite stands out in how light it is despite being a weighted database. It functions smoothly and as per expectations. It is easy-to-use, and it is usable for modern apps and connected devices like IoT besides doing part-time job as an embedded software on a broad range of consumer goods like: