[PHP-DEV] Re: [PHP-DB] which database to use? From: Rasmus Lerdorf (rasmus <email protected>)
Date: 08/11/00

> > I'm looking for a database with transaction support. I'm currently using
> > MySql in some applications. I know they're coming out with this feature
> > later in the year.
> >
> > The 2 candidates I'm looking at are PostgreSQL and Interbase. PostgreSQL has
> > been around for a while and Interbase is a newcomer to the field. Any
> > recommendations?
>
> I'd say that the interface to PostgreSQL in PHP is more mature, if this
> affects your decision. InterBase in itself isn't a newcomer, just the open
> sourced version. It already has quite a long history.

For anybody interested in hacking on the Interbase module, I talked to
Interbase and they gave me an engineering contact who will be happy to
answer our questions.

   Brett Bandy - bbandy <email protected>

Please do not send him stupid user-level questions though.

-Rasmus 

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