Date: Wed, 3 Oct 2001 11:01:53 -0700 (PDT) From: "Robert A. Decker" <decker@robdecker.com> To: Philip Hallstrom <philip@adhesivemedia.com> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Database/php combination and suggestions? Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0110031100160.62459-100000@adsl-63-198-218-205.dsl.snfc21.pacbell.net> In-Reply-To: <20010928142808.W7965-100000@teak.adhesivemedia.com>
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Hey - thanks for the suggestions! After a few days I've finally got PostgreSQL, PHP, and Phorum running on my FreeBSD box. I even managed to get Phorum set up to run forums under different Virtual Hosts on the machine! I must say though, it was much more hellish than I expected. :-) rob On Fri, 28 Sep 2001, Philip Hallstrom wrote: > You're gonna start a war with questions like this, but pretty much every > question does that :) > > I would choose PostgreSQL as well. I've used MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle, > and SQLServer and like PostgreSQL the best... in my Oracle is too hot, > MySQL too cold, and PostgreSQL just right :) > > As far as links... > > PostgreSQL > > http://techdocs.postgresql.org/ > http://www.ca.postgresql.org/docs/awbook.html > http://stage.linuxports.com/projects/postgres/book1.htm > > > PHP > > http://www.php.net/links.php (will keep you plenty busy :) > http://www.zend.com > http://www.phpbuilder.com > > > As far as message boards go Phorum is pretty popular... > > http://phorum.org/ > > You can see it running here (as well as a lot of other places): > http://www.freebsddiary.org/phorum/ > > Have fun! > > -philip > > On Fri, 28 Sep 2001, Robert A. Decker wrote: > > > At work I develop web-based database applications in Java. We deploy on > > Solaris and use Oracle as the database. > > > > I would like to start experimenting with php on my FreeBSD system at home, > > and would like to have a robust database as well. (currently have the > > hardware set up to run oracle on the freebsd box - lots of memory and 4 > > harddrives). > > > > So, this is an entirely new area for me. Are there any tips on the > > database? I'm thinking postgresql but am open to suggestions. Any good > > websites and/or books for installing and running the database? Any > > suggestions on books and/or websites for php? > > > > Related to this, I would like to run a message board that uses php and the > > database that I set up. Are there any free message boards that run off of > > this combination? > > > > thanks, > > robert > > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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