RE: [PHP-DB] which DB to use?

2004-10-04 Thread Frank Hamersley
Matthew, Take a close look at Sybase 12.5.2 Express Edition - http://www.sybase.com/linuxpromo They have released the latest version of their flagship database as a royalty free Linux implementation. There are constraints being 1 CPU*, 2 Gb RAM and 5 Gb Data. If your application can live within

Re: [PHP-DB] which DB to use?

2004-10-02 Thread M Saleh EG
I'd say never be subjective n say "i'm not a fan of MS". Choose what works the best for you. Check ur budget... ur time ur method of programming and ur DB knowlede. And ofcorse the size of your project. For website(not web applications) i'd prefer mySQL For webapps I'd preffer MSSQL. For intranet

Re: [PHP-DB] which DB to use?

2004-10-01 Thread Robert Twitty
There are many facters that have to be considered to make a proper decision. First, as you have stated, mssql offers many features not available in mysql. If these featuers are important, then you should choose mssql. However, PHP's support for mysql is much better than its support for mssql. PHP

Re: [PHP-DB] which DB to use?

2004-10-01 Thread Antoine
On Fri, 01 Oct 2004 11:24:10 -0500, Matthew Perry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The latest version is still only alfa. > > > > Miles Thompson wrote: > > > > > Check the MySQL docs - I *think* subqueries are supported in the > > latest version, but not triggers or stored procedures. But as I say

Re: [PHP-DB] which DB to use?

2004-10-01 Thread Matthew Perry
The latest version is still only alfa. Miles Thompson wrote: Check the MySQL docs - I *think* subqueries are supported in the latest version, but not triggers or stored procedures. But as I say, check. Alternatives? PostgreSQL or Firebird. HTH - Miles Thompson At 11:07 AM 10/1/2004, Matthew Per

Re: [PHP-DB] which DB to use?

2004-10-01 Thread Miles Thompson
Check the MySQL docs - I *think* subqueries are supported in the latest version, but not triggers or stored procedures. But as I say, check. Alternatives? PostgreSQL or Firebird. HTH - Miles Thompson At 11:07 AM 10/1/2004, Matthew Perry wrote: Thank you very much for your help. If I had to choos

Re: [PHP-DB] which DB to use?

2004-10-01 Thread Joseph Crawford
i am not a fan of microsoft go with mysql :) -- Joseph Crawford Jr. Codebowl Solutions [EMAIL PROTECTED] 802-558-5247 For a GMail account contact me OFF-LIST -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php