Looking for a database

[David Cary Hart]

On Sun, 29 Jan 2006 19:41:36 +0000
Paul Smith <phhs80 at gmail.com> opined:
> On 1/29/06, David Cary Hart <Fedora at tqmcube.com> wrote:
> > > Could someone please recommend a nice and well documented database
> > > program for a person who has never used a database?
> > >
> > You haven't stated your goals. There are two parts.
> >
> > A. I find the simplest and fastest DB to be MySQL.
> >
> > B. There are only four or five PHP functions that you need to learn to create
> > browser based queries. It is surprisingly simple. Do one and you have a
> > template that you can use over and over again.
> 
> I only want a database for managing my own data, and I do not intend
> to access it from Internet.

Correct. But if you put the database on a machine running httpd, you can manage
the database, run reports, etc. from your web browser. I find this approach
much faster and simpler than installing a front end like rek 

A very good stock program to get you started is phpmyadmin.


> 
> Meanwhile, I learned that Kexi also has the driver for postgresql.
> Kexi seems quite fast, but the version on extras repositories is
> rather old.
> 
> Postgresql still not working:
> 
> $ createdb mydb
> createdb: could not connect to database postgres: FATAL:  role
> "psmith" does not exist
> [psmith at localhost Desktop]$
> 
> Any ideas?
> 
> Paul
> 


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