Re: PHP 5.0.0 Beta 1 : alternatives to MySQL?

> *sigh* They should update their site every once in a while, then... > too bad, I was going to propose Postgres as an alternative to MySQL > and MSSQL at work, but Iエll never get that through if thereエs no real > Windows support without cranky emulation layers :-( Then the right approach is to start trying to get them to look at alternatives to MSWindows, isn't it? ;-P Database servers really shouldn't have much else running on them, and, that being the case, there doesn't seem to be much reason not to use one of the free varieties of UNIX. Dedicated server, and, presto, OS is no longer an argument against PostGreSQL. -- Joel Rees, programmer, Kansai Systems Group Altech Corporation (Alpsgiken), Osaka, Japan http://www.alpsgiken.co.jp