>>>>> "FL" == Frank Livaudais <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

>> Check out slashdot: <URL: http://slashdot.org> which serves up about half a
>> million hits a day (all dynamic) from a single dual xeon box running
>> mod_perl.

FL> What database is this running?  Does anyone know?  We are looking
FL> to run Oracle 8i on a Sun box with Solaris.  Our biggest hit has
FL> been on the database side.  I

Slashdot runs MySQL (http://www.tcx.se/) which is a very light-weight
but quite featureful database.  We use it quite extensively for our
own projects with great success.  It does lack some SQL features, so
you need to decide if it is "good enough" for you.  Chances are it is.

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