On 01/14/2004 12:44:25 PM, "Jesse, Rich" wrote: > If you have the choice, look at PostgreSQL in addition to MySQL. From what > I've seen, it's more mature than MySQL.
I second that. PostgresSQL supports transactions and uses perl as its scripting language. From what little I read and saw (just a little pilot project with the goal to see "what the heck is Postgres"), it's a very decent database, with a decent performance and capabilities sufficient for a small, departmental database server. I know nothing of clustering, distributed database, database links, replication and alike. In other words, I wouldn't use it for an enterprise-wide server for GE or Wall-Mart, but it can be quite a convenient storage space for a small corner shop or a small department. Because of perl and DBI, exchanging data with other servers like oracle or UDB (DB2) is easy. -- Mladen Gogala Oracle DBA -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net -- Author: Mladen Gogala INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services --------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).
