On Tuesday, January 8, 2002, at 09:27 PM, John Tankersley wrote:
> Hello,
>
> My name is John Tankersley. I am seeking some help with the perl
> modules. I hope I understand the dbi modules. Please correct me if I am
> wrong.I am building databases using mysql.
Have you considered postgresql? It is free also. It provides many
features that MySQL does not. If you are doing heavy-duty
database work, you will be glad you chose Postgresql:
http://www.postgresql.org
> I have SuSE 7.3 installed on my system. I am using mysql to create
> database tables. I was using db2 for linux but they want alot of money
> for their product so I am going to use mysql instead. Is my
> understanding correct that you use the dbi interface to link perl
> modules to mysql.?
Yes, but to use DBI, you also need a DBD (database driver). In
your case, you need DBD::mysql, but I strongly suggest again to
opt for Postgresql instead.
> I was looking at one of the sites which has perl
> modules.I am trying to download the base dbi module to the database
> interaction. I need one that will work on my specific system. As
> stated,
> I am using SuSE 7.3 on my system. I have an Athalon processor
> 1.4 on my system.
>
just goto http://kobesearch.cpan.org or http://search.cpan.org
and get DBI and the appropriate DBD and you're set!
