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[Tommie Hu$tle]

I am also looking for a web based interface to said RDBMS similar to openACS (don't know if that one is still in use today). Any help would be greatly appreciated. Keep in mind the most important factor is that I need the ability to update the DB remotely.


PS: Has to work on windows.

 

[Phoenix]

MySQL is pretty good but I think its missing a lot in many areas that are useful outside of 'retrieve these rows and put this on a page'. MySQL is probably the most supported and fanboy approved database out there.

Apaches Derby is a 'renaming' of Cloudscape and is very good but documentation isn't so good. Solid database with lots of backing from both the Apache crowd and IBM.

PostgreSQL has most 'high end' features of the 'Oracles and DB2s' of the world and is well supported, but not as well supported as MySQL.

 

[Tommie Hu$tle]

Well for what I'm doing MySQL will work just fine. Right now we are using excel spreadsheets, thumb drives, and email to do inventory. That terrorfies me. I refuse to use Access and I need something that is simple to update and with some tcl easy to display and read.

 

[Phoenix]

Well for what I'm doing MySQL will work just fine. Right now we are using excel spreadsheets, thumb drives, and email to do inventory. That terrorfies me. I refuse to use Access and I need something that is simple to update and with some tcl easy to display and read.

MySQL will do you good. I've grown away from it over the years for DBs that are more 'enterprise', but for what you need it for it sounds like it will work. Access is the 'FrontPage' of database products. The only people who use it are those who just don't know any better or don't have any choiice

 

[Tommie Hu$tle]

Access is the 'FrontPage' of database products. The only people who use it are those who just don't know any better or don't have any choice

Indeed. Are people still using ArsDigita? Or what is the latest and greatest in that arena?

 

[keiichi]

Don't have much to add then what Phoenix has already stated. I can vouch that the support available for MySQL is great. There are multiple lists and places that you can ask questions to and recieve answers.

I've heard only good things about PostgreSQL, I would probably look into that if I was working on any projects that require any DB work.

 

[Tommie Hu$tle]

I've used PostgreSQL and it worked out great. For now I just need something q&d I now I'm looking for the tools that I would need to display my data on a webpage.

I know ArsDigita had a great setup but, they crashed and burned years ago. I'd like to know who picked up the torch.