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  1. 08-04-2008, 08:59 PM #1
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    Choosing a database

    Good Evening,

    I am trying to decide the best database to use for a project and need some help. I'm very new to databases and would like some advice. I would like to create a website so my family can key journal entries. I would then like their entry to go through a search in the database and link up with other entries from different family members by use of a key (yet to be determined). Could someone please suggest a database that I could use for this? I have asked around and was told Access is too unstable and SQL maybe cost prohibitive. It was also suggested some type of blog software but I have yet to be able to find software that might do what I'm asking. Thanks in advance for your time and consideration.
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    Before you decide on a database, I owoudl first determine what platform you will be using. Will the site be hosted on Linix/Unix or Windows Server. What web server will you be using. What scripting language will you be using?

    Once you have determined all of that, then I would decide on what database engine will be best for suited for that platform. If you are usng a hosting service, you may be limited in choices. YOu will probably find that almost any SQL server will work that will run on the web server you choose.
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    Quote Originally Posted by athowell39 View Post
    Good Evening,

    I am trying to decide the best database to use for a project and need some help. I'm very new to databases and would like some advice. I would like to create a website so my family can key journal entries. I would then like their entry to go through a search in the database and link up with other entries from different family members by use of a key (yet to be determined). Could someone please suggest a database that I could use for this? I have asked around and was told Access is too unstable and SQL maybe cost prohibitive. It was also suggested some type of blog software but I have yet to be able to find software that might do what I'm asking. Thanks in advance for your time and consideration.
    I think that MySQL should be fine for you. MySQL is very popular and you can find a lot of help docs and tuts for this db. It is fast and easy in implementation. It works fine on Windows and Linux.
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