I think I've taken MySql out of the picture :) So now I'll just have to test Postegres and PrimeBase.
Free is good. But support for my tools is an absolute. So both sound good. Thanks for the quick answers - and I really like the snippet format below. Makes it easy to keep and refer to. -- Alex Kac, CEO/Developer Innovation in Personal and Business Information Management http://www.pocketinformant.com/ zoomzoom > From: Garth Penglase <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Date: Fri, 02 Aug 2002 11:54:41 +1000 > To: Multiple recipients of list witango-talk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: Witango-Talk: Database question > > Alex, > a couple of threads in the past have discussed this: > > Klaus Sonneleiter said: > "Postgres. It's scalable, it's free, it supports all the standards a true > database should support (unlike mySQL) and you get the source." > > Also, Scott said this: > "Recently I came across this link: > http://www.commandprompt.com > This company offers some interesting PostgreSQL related products as well > their own quesi-xml style web-application platform, although it is very > limited in functionality compared to Witango. > Also, it looks like the entire "Practical PostgreSQL" book (published by > O'Reilly) is on-line here." > > > John Newsom put up a comparison of some SQL databases here (not big > expensive ones or open source) > http://jnewsom.home.attbi.com/SQLdb.html > > Jason Pamental wrote this: > "This was in a recent e-week issue, and addresses performance of 4 different > db engines... Very interesting reading! > http://www.eweek.com/article/0,3658,s=702&a=23115,00.asp > > Also, one rather subjective response on Postgres: we used it on a site a > couple years ago on a dual p2 266 el cheapo machine running > solaris/php/postgres on a site that got at its peak over 2 million page > views/month with db access on every page. We absolutely never ever had a > problem with db lag, and the site performance was exceptional. All told the > hardware and software for that project cost about $2000, the only software > being $700 for a copy of Solaris 2.6. Not scientific, but certainly an > indication of a pretty solid performer..." > > Also Jason followed up with: > "MySQL I�ve found to be pretty easy to work with, but another one to consider > would be Primebase � it�s out for OS X, has Mac ODBC drivers available, is > pretty affordable (licenses start around $500 I think) and you can learn > lots more about it from Robert Garcia. He�s been a tremendous help to us." > > Jose Kuhn reckons: > "There is also Frontbase http://www.frontbase.com. I have been very pleased > with Primebase though!! The installation on Mac OS X is a pain though." > > I am sure you'll get some more serious feedback from these people as they > come online. > Garth > > > At 08:03 2/08/02 -0500, you wrote: >> Here s a more on-topic question for here.... >> >> We re a Win2k shop looking to move to OS X Server 10.2 on XServe. >> Currently we re running SQL Server 2k but frankly, part of my goal is to >> get rid of all MS software for our servers. There are quite a few reasons >> for this, but I won t elaborate. >> >> Now, my budget is already going to go down the tubes with the >> XServes...and possibly WiTango (price still matters, and I ll say that a >> large part of my reluctance to embrace paying $$$ for WiTango 5 is the >> price and my viewpoint that yes, its just an SP2 derivative). But you don >> t want to skimp on the database. So...I may just keep one of our servers >> for SQL Server but what low cost or freeware databases do you suggest? >> MySQL is what many people seem to use, but from my reading not experience >> mind you its not a real database. Yet large sites like SlashDot and others >> run off it just fine. >> >> I m not looking for a database war here, I m not looking for support >> options I m just asking from what you currently run or have run in the >> past what do you recommend? >> >> -- >> Alex Kac, CEO/Developer >> >> Innovation in Personal and Business Information Management >> http://www.pocketinformant.com/ >> >> zoomzoom > > ________________________________________________________________________ > TO UNSUBSCRIBE: send a plain text/US ASCII email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with unsubscribe witango-talk in the message body > ________________________________________________________________________ TO UNSUBSCRIBE: send a plain text/US ASCII email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe witango-talk in the message body
