1) DBI is a perl module to handle the communication with various databases. 2) Postgres is free. I believe that you can buy commercial support, but I don't know where. May be Rich can jump in with that. 3) DBI is free and so is perl. I'm cheap & easy, but not free.
On 01/14/2004 02:34:52 PM, Ryan wrote: > what is DBI? > > is postgre free? Is it like linux where you pay for support? I cant find any > licensing info on the website. Most shops dont need oracle, sql server, > sybase, or DB2. > > Most applications are small. I was on a project where the government had an > Oracle EE license on windows. They didnt even use foreign key constraints. > Had a whopping 13 tables, 20 MB of data, and 10-15 users. Any free database > could have handled that. > ----- Original Message ----- > To: "Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2004 1:44 PM > > > > > > On 01/14/2004 12:44:25 PM, "Jesse, Rich" wrote: > > > If you have the choice, look at PostgreSQL in addition to MySQL. From > what > > > I've seen, it's more mature than MySQL. > > > > I second that. PostgresSQL supports transactions and uses perl as its > > scripting language. From what little I read and saw (just a little pilot > > project with the goal to see "what the heck is Postgres"), it's a very > > decent database, with a decent performance and capabilities sufficient > > for a small, departmental database server. I know nothing of clustering, > > distributed database, database links, replication and alike. In other > words, > > I wouldn't use it for an enterprise-wide server for GE or Wall-Mart, but > > it can be quite a convenient storage space for a small corner shop or a > > small department. Because of perl and DBI, exchanging data with other > > servers like oracle or UDB (DB2) is easy. > > > > -- > > Mladen Gogala > > Oracle DBA > > -- > > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net > > -- > > Author: Mladen Gogala > > INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com > > San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message > > to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in > > the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L > > (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may > > also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing). > > -- > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net > -- > Author: Ryan > INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com > San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message > to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in > the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L > (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may > also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing). > -- Mladen Gogala Oracle DBA -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net -- Author: Mladen Gogala INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services --------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).
