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Massimo Foti wrote:
Apart from that, there are a bunch of gotchas (like in any other software).
Many can be find here:
http://sql-info.de/mysql/gotchas.html
That list refers to MySQL 4.1, which is no longer actively supported
under the MySQL lifecycle policy:
http://www.mysql.com/company/legal/lifecycle/#calendar
Above anything else I still don't understand why so many people insist in
using PHP/MySQL when they can pick PHP/PostgreSQL instead.
I think the answer lies in availability and level of support. MySQL has
been very successful at marketing. PostgreSQL has not.
The vast majority of PHP books (mine included) teach PHP in conjunction
with MySQL. Once PHP 5 becomes more widespread, it should be possible to
concentrate on PHP Data Objects (PDO), which don't use software-specific
commands. Sadly, shared hosting companies are very slow to move to
either PHP 5 or MySQL 5, and don't seem to care about the lifecycle
policy of either.
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David Powers, Adobe Community Expert
Author, "The Essential Guide to Dreamweaver CS3" (friends of ED)
Author, "PHP Solutions" (friends of ED)
http://foundationphp.com/
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