Christian I use MySQL on OS X -- and it has good points and bad ones.
-- fast -- Finicky to install and maintain -- unreasonable (IMO) redistro license -- some major function is missing There are several alternatives, PostgreSQL is a good one. Another one that I am starting to use a lot in Apache org's Derby nee IBM Cloudscape Derby is free, open-source, quite fast, capable, pure JAva, and liberally re-distributable. IBM just transferred Cloudscape to Apache -- where they are, just now, releasing the initial Derby release. http://incubator.apache.org/derby/ It works well with CFMX & one thing I particularly like is that you can copy your CF templates, DB. etc to a CD and run read-only (with BD & Jetty) -- so you can publish a self-running CD with your app ready to double-click & run. Dick On Oct 30, 2004, at 1:45 AM, Christian Kavanagh wrote: > Dear List, > > When I get rid of Microsoft Access it'll be the last piece of their > software I use! Sweet huh. > > I understand that MySQL is the way to go. The trouble is, I don't > really know a damn thing about it, and I'm kinda slow. I, uh, I'm not > even sure if it's a bit of software or a coding language like CF, or > what, and the websites I've been to haven't really helped much. (I > would very much like to do the coding on my Mac, is this possible?) > > So can anyone point me toward a good resource or two for an utter > amateur like myself? > > Muchos gracias amigos! > CK. > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=11 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:183009 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
