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9.2 History

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The four most popular databases for use with PHP are MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle, and Microsoft SQL Server. Each have been developed independently of each other, but all roughly conform to the same standards and therefore offer much of the same functionality.

To help you choose the right DBMS for you, I want to briefly explain the advantages and disadvantages of each option, as well as their various histories.

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johan@jvz.co.za - 01 Dec 2008

Hi
Why don't you mention Firebird at all?
http://www.firebirdsql.org
It is FREE, fast, reliable, and may just be the most installed SQL in the world if not the universe!

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