On Thu, Apr 26, 2012 at 3:46 PM, Alexander Farber <alexander.farber@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hello, > > On Thu, Apr 26, 2012 at 10:11 PM, Merlin Moncure <mmoncure@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>> Does anybody have an advice on what data type >>> to use best for such a JSON "string"? >>> >>> Should I take varchar, text or bytea. >>> >>> And for the latter - how to handle it in Perl >>> if I currently use DBI and DBD::Pg? >>> >>> For PHP I probably should use pg_(un)escape_bytea? >>> >>> (And does this all work with "?" placholders?) >> >> upgrade your database and use the new json type/features. > > do you mean PostgreSQL 9.x? > > I don't see anything "json" at > http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.0/static/datatype.html > or in the search (besides something in "contrib")? > > And does it work well with Perl 5.10 and PHP 5.3? > > My hoster offers CentOS 6.x only it's in core for 9.2. for 9.1 you have to compile and install it as an extension: http://people.planetpostgresql.org/andrew/index.php?/archives/255-JSON-for-PG-9.2-...-and-now-for-9.1!.html also http://people.planetpostgresql.org/andrew/index.php?/archives/244-Under-the-wire.html barring the above, I'd definitely use the 'text' type (or varchar, which is the same thing). all should play well with php. merlin -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general
