Re: The New Guy

People, people! I wish we could all just get along. ;^) I did have a problem understanding the exact question. My response was a little off-target owing to ambiguity. Also, I did read (or participate in) the other threads mentioned by Mr. Neil, (aka "Mr anti-Guru basher.") Sincerely, "Mr anti-Newbie Basher" db p.s. I'm on a couple of perl lists. apologies for being WAY off-subject. DL Neil wrote: > 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 > > > > -- ---------- Dan Barton Terrestrial Program Biologist Asst. Data Manager Point Reyes Bird Observatory http://www.prbo.org dbarton@prbo.org dbarton@grayflycatcher.org