hi, as usual i have a situation, and (thankfully) a few choices, though selecting the best of which, is getting slightly odd.
requirement: 1. apache+mysql+(PHP/Python) combination offering dynamic pages to a local intranet. 2. Approximately 5000 records, going upto ~10000 at the maximum. 3. The ratio of select/insert would probably be quite high (in the range of 100/1 or so). 4. Maximum traffic projected to be probably around a 5000 requests a day. 5. I am looking at server side scripts to get the dynamic pages up ( question: 1. is mysql a good choice for the number of records? I wish the database to be the least of my problems ! (i select mysql mainly because its fast enough for small records, and *relatively* safe to work in intranet environments ... considering that i have read good reviews about innodb ) 2. is it very difficult to port the app from mysql to postgress, just in case i need features like view etc.. later on? 3. PHP scores high on being 'tried/tested', Python on simplicity. But i found only scanty emails/replies/docs on python/mysql combination when i compare that to PHP/mysql combination. A few have hinted at Python being better, but that was a non-database situation, any choices ? any answers / suggestions are more than welcome. affly robins _______________________________________________ ilugd mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd
