The MariaDB fork of MySQL does not have any licensing fees, and as
it's a drop-in replacement for MySQL, there has been a massive
migration to it over the past couple of years, including large-scale
users such as Wikipedia and Google.
At 06:29 AM 6/5/2014, you wrote:
I have moved to NexusDB which is an updated version of TurboPower's
Flashfiler database program. They let you create embedded DB
applications for free and only charge for the components for
multiuser database development so there are no limits on the number
of databases you can sell.
One of the caveats of using MySQL DB is that you have to pay a
license fee for each Database you setup.
NexusDB is a Paradox direct replacement. In other words, you only
need to replace the Paradox components with the NexusDB components
and then make sure the events code supports NexusDB's database access.
It is not a lot of fun to convert your Database, but NexusDB makes
it fairly simple and quick.
Give it a try!
Tom Nesler
On Thursday, June 5, 2014 2:01 AM, Richard Saunders
<saunders.richar...@gmail.com> wrote:
If you need low admin requirements, solid performance, the comfort of
strong schema enforcement, ACID compliance, great flexibility for single
user and multi user, and a strong track record of support, I would go with
Firebird. Oh, and it is free of licensing costs for any use.
If you like proprietary solutions that can end up costing a lot if you end
up needing to scale, I would look at MS SQL Server. They have done a major
amount of work in the last few versions. Huge investment. Lots of options
(most cost $).
Stay away from MySQL. Weak offering that is only getting weaker in
comparison to alternatives.
If you want just local storage, look at SQLite.
On Tue, Jun 3, 2014 at 11:04 AM, Rainer von Saleski <rai...@vonsaleski.com>
wrote:
> What database are people using today? I need to port a D7 application
> (written with BDE Paradox, of course) to XE2 or later. I would like to
> avoid completely redesigning all the database operations, but mostly I need
> a more robust database.
>
> Suggestions please?
>
> Thanks,
> Rainer
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