[plug] Web database stuff - Bollocks

[Arkem]

On Thursday 23 August 2001 15:54, Jeremy Malcolm wrote:
> > should be for it possible choices are php3, perl, sql, db...
>
> PHP and Perl are alternatives to each other, SQL is different
> altogether.  It stands for Structured Query Language and is a
> standard way that you can query any decent database whether you do
> it using PHP or Perl or C or using a command line tool or however. 
> "db" is probably just short for database unless you are talking
> about db2 which is an IBM database, an equivalent product to Linux
> databases like PostgreSQL and MySQL (it's available for Linux now
> too, but is non-free).  
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>       The poor guy obviously doesnt know his ass from his elbow, 
> and wants to learn linux and web scripting, and you throw PERL at   
> him? You correct him on his list of technologies (ie sql aint no    
> scripting language) and then tell him to use one of the most 
>complex and obscure languages known to man? 
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I probably should of been clearer but I was in a hurry... (after 
rereading my email I do realise it was quite badly constructed) I am 
aware of what perl, php3, sql and db2 are it is just that lacking the 
knowledge of there use I was unsure which combonation of scripting 
and database I should use. I have had a little experience with SQL 
though that was writing VisualBasic (yuck!) frontends for Microsoft 
SQL databases. Thanks for the advice though, could someone comment on 
the differences between PostgreSQL and MySQL? 

Does anyone know of any Perl or php3 tutorials or other resources 
that may be applicable to a neophyte like myself?

Regards Paul Chamberlain