Re: The New Guy

In another thread there's a comment about "newbie bashing", the author now gets to see that there are always two sides to a story! Christopher: I notice that you have found it necessary to explain your rationale for "They do not want to pay the extra amount of money for a MySQL database". The fact that you felt it necessary to expand on your earlier statement illustrates an ambiguity/short-coming in the original. You were responsible for that. How did Daniel qualify for the blame? I also notice that you have not had the courtesy to comment on my own response to your first post, and the other confusing statement/ambiguity "A lot of my work is on unix system that people want to work with Access." The implication behind your post was that you only received responses concerned with the cost of MySQL. This is not true. You do however say "None the answers had anything to do with the question I asked" which indicates you either didn't read what I said, or failed to understand it. It is not fun to spend time attempting to help someone, and then find that not only were your comments a waste of time, but the questioner wants to argue or to replace good manners with rudeness (and you are not the first to have done so in the last few days - FYI Mr anti-Newbie Basher). If you have a problem with people on this list, please do unsubscribe (quietly). If you prefer the company of others, please do take Dan's advice. Your experience is contrary to my own, and is NOT supported by the majority as evidenced by the volume of list transactions. =dn ----- Original Message ----- From: "Daniel Barton" <dbarton@prbo.org> To: "Christopher J. Crane" <ccrane@inxdesign.com>; <php-db@lists.php.net> Sent: 14 January 2002 19:12 Subject: Re: [PHP-DB] 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 > > > > -- > 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 > >