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Re: Managing a database under Linux



O>> I like MySQL, but you need to know when you're shooting
O>> over the top. if one ever decides to build a bigger system,
O>> he just moves it all the a real database (from the dbm file)
O>> with a few lines of perl. Why not use DB2 while you're at it
O>> on the assumption that you might once decide to warehouse
O>> as well.

DB2 is a monster. I'm not sure that one who isn't experienced DBA can
properly setup, let alone securely configure, DB2 installation. Gimme
break, nobody wants DB2 for storing some 200 records of students...
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