Re: The New Guy

Well maybe I should just go out and join that perl list. "Christopher J. Crane" wrote: > It's not that MySQL is not free, I know that and I am using iton my > development servers. The problem is some of the work I do is for clients > that do not have their own server. So their site is hosted by a company and > most of these companies charge extra for a MySQL database. > > This is the second answer I got about MySQL being free. None the answers had > anything to do with the question I asked. The people at the perl lists are > so much more helpful and direct with the answers someone seeks. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Daniel Barton" <dbarton@prbo.org> > To: "Christopher J. Crane" <ccrane@inxdesign.com> > Sent: Sunday, January 13, 2002 9:10 PM > Subject: Re: [PHP-DB] The New Guy > > > MySQL is free and open source. Support from MySQL AB is not free, but > > that shouldn't be an issue. > > > > Check out: > > > > http://www.mysql.com > > > > for more info. It's a free, fully functional relational database. > > > > If you mean pay for the hosting of a MySQL database..?? > > > > -db > > > > "Christopher J. Crane" wrote: > > > > > I do a lot of work with Perl and have decided to see what this PHP is > all > > > about. The best way for me to do that, is to just do a project. Here is > what > > > I am looking to do. I would like to use PHP and the SQL language on a > CSV or > > > Flat File Database. A lot of my work is on unix system that people want > to > > > work with Access. They do not want to pay the extra amount of money fora > > > MySQL database. The answer to this issue is access with exports to CSV > files > > > for some of the simplier stuff like shopping carts and members and stuff > > > like that. > > > > > > Here's the thing, can PHP interact with a flat file databse like perl > and > > > the DBD::CSV? If so can someone point me in the right idrection to get > > > started. I have a server for development and it now has 4.0 PHP. > > > > > > -- > > > PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-db-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > > > For additional commands, e-mail: php-db-help@lists.php.net > > > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net > > > > -- > > ---------- > > Dan Barton > > Terrestrial Program Biologist > > Asst. Data Manager > > Point Reyes Bird Observatory > > http://www.prbo.org > > dbarton@prbo.org > > dbarton@grayflycatcher.org > > > > > > -- ---------- Dan Barton Terrestrial Program Biologist Asst. Data Manager Point Reyes Bird Observatory http://www.prbo.org dbarton@prbo.org dbarton@grayflycatcher.org