thanks for the info. So for me, an app developer, I am concern about the DBI which is the interface. In any case, I see that on redhat 9 there are two drivers installed: mysql and pgsql. I assume there are drivers for Oracle. I hope good ones!
thanks, -rkl > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >>Is DBD competes with DBI or what? >> >>thanks, >>-rkl >> > No. They collaborate and depend on each other. There is one DBI but > there are many DBDs. There is one DBD for each kind of database (e.g. > DBD::mysql for MySQL). DBI doesn't do much without a DBD and the DBDs > do nothing at all without DBI. They need to be used together to do > anything. The other thing you need is a database (like MySQL) unless > you use one of the stand-alone DBDs that has its own database bundled > with it (DBD::SQLite, DBD::Xbase, DBD::AnyData, etc.) or things like > DBD::Excel which don't require an external database. There are lots of > good tutorials on the web and books published. Try http://dbi.perl.org, > or a google search for things like "DBI tutorial" or "DBI book". > > Or, if the above doesn't make sense, perhpas this will help: > > Three DBDs for the open source kings under the sky, > Seven for the japh-lords in their halls of stone, > Nine for mortal hackers doomed to die, > One for the Dark Lord on his Redmond throne. > One DBI to rule them all, One DBI to find them, > One DBI to bring them all and in their parameters, bind them. > > -- > Jeff > >
