Linux SQL Databases and Tools
http://linas.org/linux/db.html
On Wed, Jul 11, 2001 at 09:41:01AM -0700, Justin Bengtson wrote:
> background :
> i'm a gamer geek. i had this wild idea last night amid a heat-induced
> trance of keeping a SQL database of NPC's. also, my employer is gearing me
> up for SQL programming, which makes this an excellent side-project.
>
> question :
> who's better? PostgreSQL, MySQL, or some other flavor i haven't heard of?
> further, if it's a small database (100mb,most likely far less...), will
> there be any problems with my P-166-MMX firewall doing double-duty? and is
> that computer beefy enough to handle a SQL database (128mb ram, 2 PCI NIC's
> for packet inspection)? i'm going to assume that the database must be
> local. can it be on a hard drive other than "hda"? all i know is a little
> SQL 7. do any of these linux databases have a command structure near or
> like SQL 7? also, what ports do i have to open up on my internal LAN to
> make this happen?
>
> thanks in advance!
