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Accessing the Database
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The TYPO3 database should always be accessed using the QueryBuilder of doctrine.
The :php:`TYPO3\CMS\Core\Database\ConnectionPool` class can be used to create
a :php:`\TYPO3\CMS\Core\Database\Query\QueryBuilder` instance::

   $queryBuilder = GeneralUtility::makeInstance(ConnectionPool::class)->getQueryBuilderForTable('tablename');

See the :ref:`Database Access API documentation <database>` for more details.