you can get oracle/linux to download for free. there's some things to read about install (setting language, glibc patch...)
postgresql is quite close to oracle (same features i mean) and you could learn a lot with it, even on a small-sized machine, standard rpms exist. it's a very complete product. mysql is much "simplier" than the others above, it lacks power features to compare to oracle. conversly, it's nice and fast for simple applications (even with a lot of data) so my suggestion would be : try and enjoy postgresql. don't forget to have a look to relative products like phppgadmin hth A 13:09 13/03/02 -0500, vous avez écrit : > >I need to become more familiar with databases for a project at work. The >clients we work with frequently use Oracle or Informix. > >So, in my spare time (ha ha ha), I would like to play around with creating >simple databases just to get familiar with the concepts and structure. > >Is there any free versions of databases that are similiar in concept to >the above mentioned Oracle/Informix? Are the open source versions (i.e. >Postgres or MySQL) similiar conceptually? (Exact keystroke and syntax >doesn't matter; I'm trying to get a more high level view of databases in >general, not become an actual DBA or something). > >Suggestions/Recommendations? > >Paul Greene > > > >_______________________________________________ >Redhat-list mailing list >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > - * - * - * - * - * - * - Bien sûr que je suis perfectionniste ! Mais ne pourrais-je pas l'être mieux ? Thierry ITTY eMail : [EMAIL PROTECTED] FRANCE _______________________________________________ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
