Re: Re: LAMP

On Tuesday 03 August 2004 15:34, Lester Caine wrote: > > It depends on your needs. For simple storage of data (involving few > > relationships) then MySQL is more than sufficient and a tried and tested > > solution. This probably covers the vast majority of the data storage > > needs of web apps. No sense in going for a DB with features you're never > > ever going to use and is probably slower to boot. > > Ever tried? What? To use features that I'm never ever going to use? Or? > I have always used Interbase and now Firebird. It has useful things like > triggers and stored procedures. These are implemented in the database > engine, so do not need all the miles of additional code I find in many > MySQL examples that are provided. If your app can benefit from triggers and stored procedures then, yes, Firebird might be a good choice for you. But try selling the advantges of Firebird over MySQL to someone who just wants a simple database to store data for their guestbook. Just because someone wants MySQL it doesn't automatically make them a lemming. Their rationale for using MySQL could include: - MySQL being adequate for their needs - An app they want to use only supports MySQL - Their host only supports MySQL > SQLite is a different matter and the obvious new base for beginners, but > for real applications ... Use Postgresql! -- Jason Wong -> Gremlins Associates -> www.gremlins.biz Open Source Software Systems Integrators * Web Design & Hosting * Internet & Intranet Applications Development * ------------------------------------------ Search the list archives before you post http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=php-db ------------------------------------------ /* The rate at which a disease spreads through a corn field is a precise measurement of the speed of blight. */