Re: Which DB/Software suite combo is best for Web<->DB implementation

From: Hrafnkell Eiriksson <hkelle_at_mbl.is>
Date: 1999/04/07
Message-ID: <7eg941$o7k$1_at_news.xmission.com>#1/1


On Wed, Apr 07, 1999 at 10:49:13AM -0400, Thomas Tatum wrote:
> on the db side. Version 9.2 is coming out soon and supposedly fixes ~500 or
> so bugs Im told.
About time to fix all the endless bugs in IUS :)

> However, I have (often)thought about if I was tasked to get a Web
> application going from the ground up on a limited budget would I try some of
> the Linux versions of the databases (Sybase or Informix) along with Apache
> with cgi or php. Im sure its been done before, and will be done since for
> VERY cheap. If anyone has experiemented with this recently Id like to hear
> your experiences please.
Why no go all the way and use a free database too? I've successfully used Linux+Postgresql+PHP to build DBs with a web frontend. All software 100% free (in both theh free beer and free speach meaning of the word)

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