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Re: Managing a database under Linux
Use MySQL as the "Yesodot" to something bigger.
MySQL have a great permission system which is a great bonus IMHO
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Omer wrote:
> MySQL will handle 200 students quite efficiently.
> I said it is _overkill_. It can handle large databases,
> even a million students. But since you only have 200,
> you don't need to install it and take the hit
> of extra memory usage and management (MySQL has a
> small memory foot-print, though).
>
> A dbm file will easily work with 10,000 (it obsiously
> depends on what you are storing or what kind of searches
> you want to conduct) and is very easy to work with in Perl.
> Note that dbm files (or flatfiles) are just what they appear to be,
> and by no means allow you to use SQL syntax to query them (um, nobody
> implemented such a thing as far as I know - useless anyhow).
>
> However, I doubt you'll miss that much.
>
> Noam Bloom wrote:
> >
> > Why? What number of students do you think MySQL will handle efficiently?
> >
> > Omer wrote:
> >
> > > Fah, MySQL for 200 students?
> > > Why not opt for Oracle or DB2...
> > >
> > > Now that's what I call overkill.
> > >
> > > Use perl and a dbm-styled database (gdbm, whatnot).
> > >
> > > Even a simple flat-file would do.
> > >
> > > Mike wrote:
> > > >
> > > > MySQL
> > > >
> > > > If u want i can do it 4 u.
> > > >
> > > > Mike
> > > >
> > > > Noam Bloom wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Hello,
> > > > > I'm in charge of creating a CS grades database for my school. The
> > > > > general idea is that each student may view his grades without the need
> > > > > for any password, and the teachers can have a nice interface to change
> > > > > the grades. As obvious, the teachers must enter some sort of
> > > > > identification along with a password, and the database has to be secure.
> > > > >
> > > > > Can you recommend a good software to be used? The database will consist
> > > > > of approx. 200 students' grades.
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks,
> > > > > Noam
> > > > >
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