[thelist] Simple Database Embedding

[Jay Blanchard]

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...lots of opinions...
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You can use almost any RDMS (M$ SQL Server, M$ Access, mSQL, MySQL,
PostgresSQL, Oracle, DB2, etc.), with almost any database->web connection,
retrieval, update, etc. language (PERL DBI, ASP, PHP, etc.) to achieve the
results you are looking for. Some are much more suited for each other (i.e.
PHP has native support functions for many databases, including MySQL). Very
popular, for many reasons right now, is LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP).
Many Linux distros generally come with a version of Apache, MySQL, and PHP
already installed and only requiring minor configuration to get up and
running.

One of the great things is that all of the LAMP technologies are open source
and are constntly being improved and updated. Another great thing is that if
you don't have access to a Linux box, *frown*, is that there are versions of
Apache, MySQL, and PHP available for the M$ platform.

IMHO, LAMP is the way to go.

Jay