SQLite | Installing SQLite | Downloading sqlite3.dll

SQLite can be used from the command line, but it is more often used from other applications such as PHP and Rails. To use SQLite from an application, you need sqlite3.dll. This page explains how to download the sqlite3.dll file.

Download sqlite3.dll

To download sqlite3.dll, open the following URL.

Open the official SQLite page in a browser.

Sqlite download

In a 64-bit Windows environment, click the link named sqlite-dll-win64-x64-3300100.zip in the “Precompiled Binaries for Windows” block, download it, and save it wherever you prefer.

Copy sqlite3.dll to a Folder Configured in PATH

When you extract the downloaded sqlite-dll-win64-x64-3300100.zip archive, it contains two files: sqlite3.dll and sqlite3.def. Save the sqlite3.dll file to a folder configured in PATH. For example, you can place it in C:\Windows\System32.

sqlite3.def sqlite3.dll

In fact, when you install PHP, the DLL required to use SQLite is also installed with it. Therefore, downloading it separately is not always required.