Re: Access a Flat File DB - How?

On another topic...Does MySQL handle record locking and prevent multiple open edits by different users? "Maxim Maletsky" <maxim@php.net> wrote in message news:20021112130532.1DE5.MAXIM@php.net... > > Risks are to share properly the data. You can never rely on the accuracy > of data in the flat files as those could be changing at the same > instance as your application is reading it. RDMS (not mySQL) can handle > it under relational logic mechanisms, meaning they would not read the > data that is currently being written and would not write the data that > is currently being read. > > > -- > Maxim Maletsky > maxim@php.net > > > > "Crony" <wcochrane@pobox.com> wrote... : > > > I have written a few small apps in PHP and MySQL. These were mostly copy, > > paste and change and fairly easy. I now wnat ot connect to a flat file dbase > > that is used by another enterprise app. Then I want to start normal PHP > > programming. Is there any risk in doing this? Where do I start? > > > > > > > > > > -- > > PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > >