It's not so much that MySQL goes with PHP as much as PHP goes with MySQL. PHP applications are, for the most part, not that ambitious and mysql is simply the most accessible database with the best developed API.
I have developed applications using MySQL as a back end under a huge number of environments/frameworks/languages. Don't limit yourself to PHP just because it is perceived to be common practice. - michael dykman I have used MySQL as a database in a huge variety of environments On Thu, Jul 15, 2010 at 6:12 PM, Daevid Vincent <dae...@daevid.com> wrote: > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: alba.albetti [mailto:alba.albe...@libero.it] >> Sent: Thursday, July 15, 2010 7:00 AM >> To: mysql >> Subject: Why is MySQL always linked to Php? >> >> Browsing the Web I've seen that usually companies look for >> developers working on MySQL and Php. Why are the two things >> linked? I mean I've not found any requests for just a MySQL >> developer or DBA (as for example it happens for Oracle), but >> it's always requested a MySQL/Php expert. >> I ask for it 'cause I've always been a developer/DBA on RDBMS >> (Oracle and DB2) and as I've been learning MySQL for few >> weeks, I'd like to know whether and why it's so important to >> learn Php as well. It would be so difficult to find a job as >> MySQL developer/DBA without knowing Php as well. >> Thanks! > > I would say it's a combination of things. > > MySQL is pretty much fire and forget for the most part for most sites. > Unless you're dealing with HUGE amounts of data or massive amounts of hits, > you rarely have to configure or "DBA" it. > > Oracle on the other hand is this huge mega-monstrosity that costs millions > of dollars to implement and therefore you want someone presumably trained > so they don't brick your box. > > With mySQL, if you "brick" the box, you pretty much just setup a new LAMP > install and put your DB backups on. > > I'm of course oversimplifying. > > > -- > MySQL General Mailing List > For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql > To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql?unsub=mdyk...@gmail.com > > -- - michael dykman - mdyk...@gmail.com May the Source be with you. -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql?unsub=arch...@jab.org
