From owner-freebsd-questions Wed Aug 26 03:29:30 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id DAA08018 for freebsd-questions-outgoing; Wed, 26 Aug 1998 03:29:30 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from ns.cityip.co.za (ns.cityip.co.za [196.25.223.140]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id DAA08008 for ; Wed, 26 Aug 1998 03:28:51 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from wjv@cityip.co.za) Received: from wjv by ns.cityip.co.za with local (Exim 1.82 #2) id 0zBcnS-0004Wo-00; Wed, 26 Aug 1998 12:27:22 +0200 Message-ID: <19980826122721.B17344@cityip.co.za> Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1998 12:27:21 +0200 From: Johann Visagie To: manik@post1.com, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: FreeBSD Newbie : Best database for a web app'n? Mail-Followup-To: manik@post1.com, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG References: <35E33DA4.D7AC3FFA@post1.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.91.1i In-Reply-To: <35E33DA4.D7AC3FFA@post1.com>; from Manik Surtani on Tue, Aug 25, 1998 at 10:41:41PM +0000 X-PGP: ftp://ftp.cityip.co.za/users/wjv/pubkey.asc Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Tue, 25 Aug 1998 at 22:41 SAT, Manik Surtani wrote: > > Can anyone recommend the best database to use (both commercial and > freeware) for a rather intensive e-commerce based web app? Three choices (the "free three"): MiniSQL: http://www.hughes.com.au/ MySQL: http://www.tcx.se/ PostgreSQL: http://www.postgresql.org/ All three are to be found in the ports. Not one of them implements ANSI SQL completely. Postgres is probably the most ambitious effort of the three, though it currently still lacks the maturity of the others (IMHO) as a product. Note that MiniSQL and MySQL are both burdened with licensing complications, should you wish to base a commercial product on them. Also, for the easiest way by far to integrate any of the above three into a Web-based front-end, see: http://www.php.net/ > Another issue is availability of ODBC drivers and APIs, as my web > programs will have to interface with this database. I do believe that that's available for all three, but you'll have to check for yourself. -- V Johann Visagie | Email: wjv@CityIP.co.za | Tel: +27 21 419-7878 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message