Re: Advice: Simple, fast, large # of records db server (env: mod_perl and DBI/DBD)?

"M. Benjamin Mehling" <Ben_at_NOSPAM.gsm.uci.edu> writes:

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> - Are the DBDs really unstable or is that more of a "scare the feeble
> newbie away" warning..?

We have found the sybase DBD stable for our uses. The version numbering does appear excessively pessimistic.

> - The client does not have a ton of money, so the cheaper the engine the
> better -- the "light" versions may work for us?

Sybase on linux. Currently on CD three of Redhat 5.2 official

> - Any ideas on pricing of products? Ballpark?

Around $50, or free if you download it (33MB + 9MB doc). The Sybase on Linux license is remarkably liberal.

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> Please accept my thanks for any advice or direction you lend!
>
> Thanks, Ben
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>

No problem :)

Alex. Received on Wed Dec 09 1998 - 00:00:00 CST