Stephen Liu wrote:
>
> Hi all people,
>
> (If this posting is OT please accept my apology first)
>
> MySQL, SQL and ORACLE are new to me except having an idea that they are
> database server for Web
>
> I have following questions expected to be enlightened.
>
> 1) Which one will be the best choice suitable for Web application
>
for small databases, MySQL, for bigger ones Oracle, or Postgres if you
want to use free software.
> 2) Which one will be more powerful in respect of searching speed, searching
> criteria, etc.
>
MySQL should be the quickest one.
> 3) Which one will be easiest to install, setup, etc.
>
don't know exactly, maybe oracle is a bit difficult to install/setup
> 4) Are all of them running on LinuxPPC and/or Linux
>
I don't know about oracle on LinuxPPC, but MySQL is available I think.
> 5) Are they from opensource free to download
>
MySQL is opensource, oracle is not, but I think you can download an
evaluation copy from technet.oracle.com. But I suggest you to also take
into account postgres (http://www.postgresql.org), which is free to
download and works pretty well.
cheers
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