Mike Henley wrote:
considering the recent changes to the mysql licensing terms, which
meant the php5 team had to adopt sqlite instead into the php5 and drop
mysql stuff from the standard language distro (as i understand
things)... will there be a mass migration now to something like
postgresql?
Short Answer: No, because that is not what has happened.
This rumour/FUD is spreading around the net like wildfire, here's the truth.
- PHP is NOT DROPING MYSQL SUPPORT.
Traditionally PHP came with bundled MySQL drivers in-built, meaning that
even though your box may have the MySQL client librarys for connection,
PHP would just use its own. This is unnecessary bloat, ans subsequently
PHP will no longer ship with its own MySQL drivers/librarys whatever,
but use the ones installed on the system that came with MySQL.
- SQLite is another PHP 'extra'
SQLite is not a client library used to connect to a big database server.
SQLite is the server. The SQLite library reads and writes directly to
and from the database files on disk, which in this case will be through PHP.
Personally I think this is a GREAT idea, especially for a lots of sites
that require just very simple databases, without the need of using a DBMS.
Grant.
