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static struct Suffix {
  int len;
  char *zSuffix;
  char *zContentType;
} suffix[] = {
  {  5,     ".html",    "text/html" },
  {  4,     ".htm",     "text/html" },
  {  4,     ".css",     "text/css"  },
  {  4,     ".gif",     "image/gif" },
  {  5,     ".jpeg",    "image/jpeg" },
  {  4,     ".jpg",     "image/jpeg" },
  {  4,     ".png",     "image/png"  },
};

/*

  <a href="c3ref/busy_timeout.html">sqlite3_busy_timeout()</a>
  API functions.</p>
}

faq {
  Is SQLite threadsafe?
} {
  <p><a href="http://www.eecs.berkeley.edu/Pubs/TechRpts/2006/EECS-2006-1.pdf">
  Threads are evil</a>.  Avoid them.

  <p>SQLite is threadsafe.  We make this concession since many users choose
  to ignore the advice given in the previous paragraph.
  But in order to be thread-safe, SQLite must be compiled
  with the SQLITE_THREADSAFE preprocessor macro set to 1.  Both the windows
  and linux precompiled binaries in the distribution are compiled this way.
  If you are unsure if the SQLite library you are linking against is compiled
  to be threadsafe you can call the
  <a href="c3ref/threadsafe.html">sqlite3_threadsafe()</a>
  interface to find out.
  </p>

<li><a href="releaselog/3_5_2.html">Version 3.5.2</a>
of SQLite is stable and is recommended for all users.</li>
</ul></p>

<h3>Common Links</h3>

<p><ul>
<li> <a href="about.html">Features</a> </li>
<li> <a href="faq.html">Frequently Asked Questions</a> </li>
<li> <a href="famous.html">Well-known Users</a> </li>
<li> <a href="lang.html">SQL Syntax</a> </li>
<li> <a href="c3ref/intro.html">C/C++ Interface Spec</a> </li>
<li> <a href="http://www.sqlite.org/cvstrac/timeline">Timeline</a> </li>
<li> <a href="http://www.sqlite.org/cvstrac/wiki">Wiki</a> </li>
</ul></p>

<center>
<a href="http://osdir.com/Article6677.phtml">
<img src="images/2005osaward.gif"></a>
</center>
<p></p>

<title>SQLite: Single File Database</title>

<h2>Single-file Cross-platform Database</h2>

<p>
A database in SQLite is a single disk file.
Furthermore, the file format is cross-platform.
A databae that is created on one machine can be
copied and used on a different machine with
a different architecture.  SQLite databases
are portable across 32-bit and 64-bit machines
and between 
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endianness">big-endian</a> and 
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endianness">little-endian</a>
architectures.
</p>

<p>
The SQLite database file format is also stable.
All releases of of SQLite version 3 can read and write database
files created by the very first SQLite 3 release (version 3.0.0)
going back to 2004-06-18.  This is "backwards compatibility".
The developers promise to maintain backwards compatibility of
the database file format for all future releases of SQLite 3.
"Forwards compatiblity" means that older releases
of SQLite can also read and write databases created by newer
releases.  SQLite is usually, but not completely forwards
compatible. 
</p>

<p>
The stability of the SQLite database file format and the fact
that the file format is cross-platform combine to make SQLite
database files an excellent choice as an 
<a href="whentouse.html#appfileformat">Application File Format</a>.</p>
</p>

<title>SQLite Site Map</title>

<h2>Site Map</h2>

<ul>
<li> <a href="index.html">Home Page</a>
     <ul>
     <li> <a href="about.html">Feature List</a> </li>
     <li> <a href="famous.html">Well-known Users</a> </li>
     <li> <a href="crew.html">Developer Vitas</a> </li>
     </ul></li>
<li> <a href="docs.html">Documentation</a>
     <ul>
     <li> <a href="faq.html">Frequently Asked Questions</a></li>
     <li> <a href="quickstart.html">SQLite In 5 Minutes Or Less</a></li>
     <li> <a href="c3ref/intro.html">C/C++ Interface Spec</a></li>
     <li> <a href="lang.html">SQL Syntax</a></li>
     <li> <a href="whentouse.html">Appropriate Uses For SQLite</a></li>
     <li> <a href="different.html">Distinctive Features</a></li>
     </ul></li>
<li> <a href="download.html">Download</a> </li>
<li> <a href="copyright.html">License</a> </li>
<li> <a href="news.html">News</a>
     <ul>
     <li> <a href="oldnews.html">Older news</a> </li>
     </ul></li>
<li> <a href="http://www.sqlite.org/cvstrac/index.html">Developers</a> </li>
<li> <a href="support.html">Support</a> </li>
</ul>

body {
    margin: auto;
    font-family: "Verdana" "sans-serif";
    padding: 8px;
}

.sqlite_header {
    margin: auto;
}

a { color: #734559 }
a:visited { color: #45735f }

.logo { position:absolute; margin:3px; }
.tagline {
  float:right;
  text-align:right;
  font-style:italic;
  width:240px;
  margin:12px;
  margin-top:58px;
}

.toolbar {
  font-variant: small-caps;
  text-align: center;
  line-height: 1.6em;
  margin: 0;
  padding:1px 8px;
}
.toolbar a { color: white; text-decoration: none; padding: 6px 12px; }
.toolbar a:visited { color: white; }
.toolbar a:hover { color: #80a796; background: white; }

.content    { margin: 5%; }
.content dt { font-weight:bold; }
.content dd { margin-bottom: 25px; margin-left:20%; }
.content ul { padding:0px; padding-left: 15px; margin:0px; }

/* rounded corners */
.se  { background: url(/images/se.png) 100% 100% no-repeat #80a796}
.sw  { background: url(/images/sw.png) 0% 100% no-repeat }
.ne  { background: url(/images/ne.png) 100% 0% no-repeat }
.nw  { background: url(/images/nw.png) 0% 0% no-repeat }
/* CVSTrac default stylesheet.
** This more or less replicates the "original" CVSTrac style.
*/

/* ********* Standard/default header and footer ************************* */
body {background-color: white}
#footer {font-size: .67em; clear: both;}

hr {clear: both;}

/* ********* Page header ************************************************ */

#header {
          background: #f0ffff;
          padding: 0px;
          border: 2px #80a796 solid;
          margin: 0px;
          display: block;
          position: relative;
        }

#title {font-weight: bold;
        font-size: 1.17em;
        margin: 2px;
        max-width: 30%;
       }

#identity {font-size: .83em;
           font-weight: normal;
           margin: 2px;
           max-width: 30%;
          }

/* The "current" item is traditionally omitted from the navigation bar */
#navigation #current {display: none;}

#navigation li {display: inline; margin: 1px; white-space: nowrap;}
#navigation li :before {content: "["; color: black;}
#navigation li :after {content: "]"; color: black;}
#navigation {text-align: right; list-style-type: none;
             padding: 0;
             margin: 0;
             float: right;
             max-width: 50%;
             position: absolute;
             top: 0em;
             right: 0em;
            }

#action li {display: inline; margin: 1px; white-space: nowrap;}
#action li :before {content: "["; color: black;}
#action li :after {content: "]"; color: black;}
#action {list-style-type: none; text-align: right; background: #f0f0f0;
         margin: 1px;
         padding: 1px;
         padding: 1px;
         clear: both;
         }

#content {clear: both;}

/* File breadcrumb off by default in stock CVSTrac */
#breadcrumb {display: none}

/* ********* Bits and boxes  ******************************************** */

/* wiki history */
#history {
          float: right;
          border: 2px #a0b5f4 solid;
          white-space: nowrap;
          margin: 2px; padding: 0px;
         }
#history h3 { margin: 2px; padding: 0px; background: #d0d9f4;
              font-size: 1em; font-weight: bold;
              text-align: center;
            }
#history ul { list-style-type: none; text-align: left;
              margin: 2px; padding: 0px;
            }
#history .current { font-weight: bold; }
#history .off { font-weight: bold; }
#history p { margin: 2px; padding: 0px; }

#wikitoc {border-spacing: 20px 0px;}
#wikitoc th {background: #d0d0d0;}

/* ********* Timeline page ******************************************** */
#timeline {text-align: left;
           margin: .5em 0 0 0;
           padding: 0;
          }

/* date and milestone dividers */
#timeline .dt {background: #f0ffff;
               border: 2px #80a796 solid;
               font-size: 1em; font-weight: normal;
               padding: .25em;
               margin: .2em 0 .2em 0;
               float: left;
               clear: left;
              }
#timeline .dm {background: #f7c0c0;
               border: 2px #ec9898 solid;
               font-size: 1em; font-weight: normal;
               padding: .25em;
               margin: .2em 0 .2em 0;
               float: left;
               clear: left;
              }

#timeline .entries {
                     vertical-align: top;
                     clear: both;
                     margin: 0; padding: 0;
                     margin-left: 1em;
                     }
#timeline .entries dt {
             clear: both;
             float: left;
             margin: 0; padding: 0;
             }
#timeline .entries dd {
             float: left;
             margin: 0; padding: 0;
             }
#timeline .entries .datetime {text-align: right;
                              width: 10%;
                             }
#timeline .entries .time {text-align: center; /* width: 8%; */}
#timeline .entries .hint {text-align: center; width: 5%;}
#timeline .entries .branch {
                          background: #dddddd;
                          width: 85%;
                          }
#timeline .entries .action {
                          width: 85%;
                          }

/* timeline options, down at the bottom */
#timelineopts {
               margin-top: 1em;
               padding: 3px;
               padding-top: 1em;
               clear: both;
               border-top: 1px solid black;
              }
#timelineopts fieldset {
               margin: 1px;
               padding: 3px;
               border: 1px solid black;
              }
#timelineopts #days {}
#timelineopts #checkout {width: 45%; float: left; padding: 3px;}
#timelineopts #ticket {width: 45%; float: left; padding: 3px;}
#timelineopts #timeline {width: 45%; clear: left; float: left; padding: 3px;}
#timelineopts #other {width: 45%; float: left; padding: 3px;}
#timelineopts #show {clear: both;}

/* ********* Setup ******************************************** */
/* setup menu */
#index, #setup {margin: 1em 0; padding: 0;}

#index dt, #setup dt {
                      display: block;
                      width: 30%;
                      float: left;
                      margin: 0 0 0 0;
                      padding: .5em;
                      font-weight: bold;
                      clear: left;
                      white-space: nowrap;
                      }
#index dd, #setup dd {
                      width: 55%;
                      float: left;
                      margin: 0 0 0 0;
                      padding: .5em;
                      }

/* ********* Wiki formatting ******************************************** */
/* ticket markup... various forms of "fixed" are shown as striked. This list
** would need to be updated if the user changes the ticket states
*/
/* .ticket {font-weight: bold} */
.ticket .closed, .ticket .fixed, .ticket .tested, .ticket .defer
   {text-decoration: line-through}

/* chng markup. Check-ins and milestones. */
/* .chng {font-weight: bold} */
/* .chng .event {color: orange} */
/* .chng .release {color: orange} */
/* .chng .checkin {color: red} */
.chng .branch {background: #dddddd;}

/* links to Wiki pages */
/* .wiki {font-weight: bold} */
.wiki .missing {color: gray; font-style: italic; font-weight: normal;}

/* .diff {background: #e0e0e0} */
/* hr.diff {visibility: hidden} */
div.difftop {float: right}

/* raw HTML in wiki */
/* div.restricted {background-color: #e0e0e0} */

/* URL's in wiki markup. This puts a special character in front, but
** you could also use a link to an image or something...
*/
a.external:before {content: "\0000a4"; color: #a0a0a0;}

/* Path's to code mentioned in wiki markup. */
a.file {font-family: monospace;}

/* two and three asterisks... The class names are a bit lame, but
** I'm not sure what else to call 'em
*/
.two {font-size: 1.17em}
.three {font-size: 1.33em}

/* user id */
/* .user {font-weight: bold;} */

/* revision */
/* .vers {font-style: italic;} */

/* ********* Icons ****************************************************** */
.icon:before {content: "\002022"; color: black;}

.icon.milestone:before {content: "\0000a4"; color: #007878;}
.icon.del:before {content: "\0000d7"; color: red;}
.icon.file:before {content: "\002022"; color: black;}
.icon.dir:before {content: "\0000bb"; color: green;}
.icon.backup:before {content: "\0000ab"; color: black;}
.icon.checkin:before {content: "\002022"; color: blue;}
.icon.ticket:before {content: "\00203a"; color: blue;}
.icon.edit:before {content: "\00002a"; color: #8C80A3;}
.icon.attach:before {content: "\0000bb"; color: blue;}
.icon.inspect:before {content: "\002022"; color: blue;}

/* each ticket type can have a timeline icon. This is usually
** used for the ticket creation.
*/
.icon.type:before {content: "\0000bb"; color: purple;}
.icon.type.code:before {content: "\0000d7"; color: red;}

/* each ticket state can also have a timeline icon */
.icon.state:before {content: "\002666"; color: #ffa000;}
.icon.state.new:before {content: "\0000d7"; color: red;}
.icon.state.active:before {content: "\0000d7"; color: red;}
.icon.state.fixed:before {content: "\00221a"; color: green;}
.icon.state.closed:before {content: "\00221a"; color: green;}
.icon.state.defer:before {content: "\00221a"; color: green;}

/* deprecated icons... they'll disappear shortly, hopefully */
.icon.dot:before {content: "\002022"; color: blue;}
.icon.ptr1:before {content: "\0000bb"; color: purple;}

/* ********* Other ****************************************************** */

.rlog {padding: 0; margin: 0; border-width: 0;}
.rlog td, .rlog th {text-align: left;}
.rlog .version {width: 80px; text-align: center;}
.rlog .date {white-space: nowrap; text-align: left;}

/* Zebra stripe background effect */
.rlog .odd  {background: #efefff;}
.rlog .milestone  {background: #f7c0c0;}

.rlog .branch  {background: #dddddd;}

#
proc PutsHeader {title {path {}}} {
  puts {<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/strict.dtd">}
  puts {<html><head>}
  puts "<title>$title</title>"
  putsin4 {<style type="text/css">
    body {

        margin: auto;
        font-family: "Verdana" "sans-serif";
        padding: 8px 1%;
    }
    
    a { color: #734559 }
    a:visited { color: #45735f }
    
    .logo { position:absolute; margin:3px; }
    .tagline {
      float:right;
      text-align:right;
      font-style:italic;
      width:240px;