"Best free DB for a web-based Perl app" response results...

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As a word doc...

The most convincing and point-addressing comments were from Simon W.
simonw@cornfield.org.uk - first paragraph.

The clear choice from these responses is Postgres because of its internal
strength over MySql; most notably, in that MySql can easily degrade to a
standstill with 3 concurrent users, at least one doing big queries, whereas
Postgres keeps on sailing. Also, it's more free, for now anyway. A
commitment to Postgres now might get us grandfathered in later on when
they've given up "free" for "money" (for some crazy reason). There was
cross-agreement that Postgres is slower than MySql, but I guess that's the
price paid for having more behind the scenes - more not so up-front,
functionality. Also, Postgres is much more Oracle-like in syntax than
MySql, so if we should ever graduate to big-daddy-Oracle, we can do that
easier.

(See attached file: DB_Compar.doc)

Thanks much to respondants and list managers!!! - John Armstrong -
Sacramento
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