the libmysqld api is part of the 4.x development branch at the moment, I suggest checking that out.
If you're interested in the development branch I suggest hopping on to the internals list. Rodney Broom wrote: > > From: Colin Faber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > With the up and coming libmysqld library this should be possible; > > "libmysqld"? Sounds interesting, do you have an URL? > > > Though I don't really see any advantages to this given the front end > > interface we have now (DBD::mysql) works like a charm. > > As a quick example, I want to be able to define my own datatypes inside the DB. I >might do something like storing an image and a bunch of metadata about that image in >a single blob() vi Storable::freeze(). Then provide some Perl code plugged into the >DB that lets me look at the data inside of blob()s in order to query over images at >the SQL level. At this point, I can access the DB from any interface I like: JDBC, >DBD::mysql, the mysql client, etc. > > > Regarding procedures, This is something that should be handled by the > > rdbms it self and not your middleware. > > Yep, you're right, but I'm not after middle-ware. I'm after a hook into the RDBMS >itself. > The problem with this, Is if you're not going through the primary engine managing the data it self you run into all sorts of ugly issues with dead locks. > --- > Rodney Broom > Programmer: Desert.Net > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > Before posting, please check: > http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) > http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) > > To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php -- Colin Faber (303) 859-1491 fpsn.net, Inc. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php
