Script0r wrote:
>
> I'd have to guess your best bet would be mySQL due to the myODBC driver, I
> don't know of a similar odbc driver for postgress, any linux distribution
> should suit the use just nicely provided it has the features you find best
> in a distribution (just personal taste).
>
take a look at http://odbc.postgresql.org/
Comparing PgSQL and MySQL: they are equal in average, MySQL is better in
simple operations and have problems with complex queries (you will need to do
some job by hand - but performance is really nice), PgSQL is more mature and
heavywight giving good average performance and enourmous number of features.
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I have finally convinced "the powers that be" that we should move to
> > a
> > SQL backend.
> >
> > We are running a Novel network (4.11) with Win9x clients.
> >
> > Most of the solutions they are being proposed involve some other
> > _proprietary_ database (eg : Oracle) on a Novell box, or M$SQL on NT.
> >
> > I want to propose the "other" alternative (Linux and either MySQL
> > or
> > ProgreSQL or ????).
> >
> > I'm after advice.
> > What distribution would fit best in the above network ? (please,
> > NO
> > "My distribution is better than yours because.." flame wars). I'm most
> > familiar with RH and Mandrake7.2.
> >
> > Which Linux SQL is better suited to this type of setup ?. The
> > 'clients' (the Win9x machines) are running M$Access as their front end.
> > For this proposal to even get to first base I need to be able to
> > connect these applications to the back end.
> >
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