Re: Which Database

From: Mark Preston <mark_at_mpreston.demon.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 06 Feb 2001 12:48:27 +0000
Message-ID: <riot7t06r4leibi07e83m15n3egjujfc2v@4ax.com>

On Sun, 4 Feb 2001 17:02:01 -0500, Barry <BarryJJ_at_ATTGlobal.Net> wrote:

>Mark Preston wrote:
>
>> On Fri, 2 Feb 2001 09:32:45 -0000, "Nick Wild"
>> <nick.wild_at_musicfactory.co.uk> wrote:
>>
>> >We curently use Access as the backend for many of our web sites. However
>> >as traffic is rising and the sites are developing it is proving not
>> >robust enough.
>> >
>> >I do not have the budget yet for SQL Server with the Internet connector
>> >licenses and do not wish to pay for a 2 year licence for Oracle 8i (which
>> >is in budget).
>> >
>> >Any ideas as to an alternative and more cost effective robust database?
>> >
>> MySQL or InterBase.
>
>If you are going to try InterBase: it was recently discovered that it had a
>"back door". You probably want to get the version that has that fixed.
>

A fix has already been posted by Borland / Inprise.

-- 
Mark A. Preston, The Magpie's Nest, Lancashire, UK
Email   : mark_at_mpreston.demon.co.uk
Website : www.mpreston.demon.co.uk

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