Sure, the big guys run ASP, but its common knowledge to stay aay from that =) Actually, the reaosn I brought it up is cuz I'm sure they have some pretty big databases, for whatever they use it for, and well....anything that's gonna support a huge DB without crashing is a plus in my book =) I tried to host some php sites on my Win2k computer, and it worked out well..until people actually started visiting the site =) Thus, great for testing, bad for hosting. =) I do use it though to build databases. I have a number of different types of search engine spiders that index sites, and I find it easier to do it here than on my php web host. =) I just realized, I could talk about PHP and MySQL all day...or until my fingers fall off... so I'll end this here =)
Lars B. Jensen wrote: > *laugh* I was reading this and thought to reply simply for the fact Søren is > fellow danish guy, but refrained momentarily till I got this one... > > There are many alternatives to mySQL and much more commercial too... Try get > your hotshot boss to belive in mySQL rather from business buzzword Oracle > (by know, I think 95% know Oracle is "the major db engine - especially on > the ridiculus pricetag it comes with), but MSSQL, Sybase, PostgreSQL, > Informix, Paradox ect ect ect. Okay, I am a bit colored by my short but > exiting experience over 4 years pro. > > Since the zend guys came into the picture with the rewriting of php engine > they worked quite close with monty and the boyz over at mySQL... The > integration between these two systems is one of the closest and seemlessly I > have seen to date, with experience from IPerForm/MSSQL6.5(later 7.0) - if > you dont know IPerForm, be happy about it and never think of it - > JSP/Servlet/Oracle and latest PHP/mySQL. It is unique, fast and never a > problem needless what platform it runs on (though I advice noone to do > Windowshosting with PHP/mySQL *ouch* can already feel I'm being dragged > outside and beaten upon - Windows if for testing and development only, I > always run on FreeBSD or Linux servers and it ruuuns smooooth) > > Hmm, about the Nasa part, I never conducted business quite like the guys at > Nasa so I presume my needs is quite different - prefer to find the optimal > solution... Heck, there are alot of bigshot sites out there running ASP > *eeeewww* does that mean it is the optimal solution ? > > Wasn't it Ratschiller / Gerken (sorry if I got the names wrong) who had an > entire chapter about the PHP / mySQL "tieup" - well, check their book out, I > dont agree with it in full but it has its great parts... :) > > Enough storytelling, goodluck on your assignment > > / Lars > > PS. Søren, skriv hvis der er noget... Jeg har arbejdet de sidste par år med > PHP / mySQL for firmaer som TDC KabelTV og lign. > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: PHPGalaxy.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: 15. november 2001 20:38 > > To: søren eriksen > > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: [PHP-DB] Why use MySQL with PHP > > > > > > My reasons: > > 1) Heard of Oracle, didnt know it was a database program > > 2) Never heard of PostgreSQL > > 3) MySQL is the most talked about, from what I've seen, so > > there's plenty of > > people to get help from > > 4) It's free. > > 5) It runs in Windows > > 5) NASA uses it, or so their site says > > 6) It works! So I've no need to switch to anything else > > 7) Most PHP webhosting services offer only MySQL. > > 8) Gotta love that lil dolphin! > > > > > > søren eriksen wrote: > > > > > Hi everybody > > > I'm writing a synopsis about PHP and mySQL. > > > I'm hoping someone can help me, and tell me why > > > the combination og PHP and MySQL is so common. > > > What makes MySQL such a good choice when using PHP? > > > What seperates MySQL from others dbms? > > > -Søren Eriksen- > > > > > > -- > > > PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > -- > > From PHPGalaxy.com, earn up to $10 per order selling our PHP Scripts > > and Software on your Site. http://www.phpgalaxy.com/aff/ > > > > Also, get a fast free POP3 email account, you @php.la at > > http://www.phpgalaxy.com/search/ > > > > > > > > -- > > PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > -- > PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- >From PHPGalaxy.com, earn up to $10 per order selling our PHP Scripts and Software on your Site. http://www.phpgalaxy.com/aff/ Also, get a fast free POP3 email account, you @php.la at http://www.phpgalaxy.com/search/ -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
