How to use SQLite in a multi-threaded application?

Question

I\'m developing an application with SQLite as the database, and am having a little trouble understanding how to go about using it in multiple threads (none of the other Stac

Answer 1

Check out this link. The easiest way is to do the locking yourself, and to avoid sharing the connection between threads. Another good resource can be found here, and it concludes with:

1. Make sure you're compiling SQLite with -DTHREADSAFE=1.

2. Make sure that each thread opens the database file and keeps its own sqlite structure.

3. Make sure you handle the likely possibility that one or more threads collide when they access the db file at the same time: handle SQLITE_BUSY appropriately.

4. Make sure you enclose within transactions the commands that modify the database file, like INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE, and others.