Re: which SQL database?

2000-06-11 Thread Miguel Wooding SF Ten.Union
John Hasler [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Randy Edwards writes: Both have excellent manuals and tutorials. Being in the process of teaching myself SQL by way of PostgreSQL, I have to say that the PostgreSQL docs fall far short of my definition of excellent. I'm afraid that I'd agree, but the

which SQL database?

2000-06-09 Thread Alex Kwan
Hi! I wanted to setup a Apache+PHP3 Intranet Database Server, Orcale, MySQL or PostgreSQL, which one is more easy to learn and config also better supported by Apache+PHP3 ?

Re: which SQL database?

2000-06-09 Thread J.H.M. Dassen \(Ray\)
On Fri, Jun 09, 2000 at 21:21:37 +0800, Alex Kwan wrote: I wanted to setup a Apache+PHP3 Intranet Database Server, Orcale, MySQL or PostgreSQL, which one is more easy to learn and config also better supported by Apache+PHP3 ? I haven't worked with Oracle, but I suspect it is quite complex

Re: which SQL database?

2000-06-09 Thread Randy Edwards
I wanted to setup a Apache+PHP3 Intranet Database Server, Orcale, MySQL or PostgreSQL, which one is more easy to learn and config also better supported by Apache+PHP3 ? As far as ease of learning I'd say they're a tossup, six in one hand, half-dozen in the other (not saying I'm an expert in

Re: which SQL database?

2000-06-09 Thread John Hasler
Randy Edwards writes: Both have excellent manuals and tutorials. Being in the process of teaching myself SQL by way of PostgreSQL, I have to say that the PostgreSQL docs fall far short of my definition of excellent. -- John Hasler [EMAIL PROTECTED] (John Hasler) Dancing Horse Hill Elmwood, WI

Re: which SQL database?

2000-06-09 Thread Eric G . Miller
On Fri, Jun 09, 2000 at 04:26:26PM -0400, Randy Edwards wrote: MySQL is faster, but at the sake of some redundancy/features. MySQL also has a quirky, non-free license. PostgreSQL is slower but is a fuller SQL implementation. It's also DFSG free. Someone did some benchmarking awhile