On 6/29/07, Jay Blanchard <jblanchard@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: Twas me. LDAP is not a database it is a protocol for accessing a directory service which is the abstraction layer for the actual data repository namespace.
And an LDAP server will typically house said repository namespace. Like OpenLDAP using BerkDB. I think thats where people are getting confused. The difference between LDAP as a protocol and LDAP servers, which incorporate the protocol and the directory storage. (please correct me if im wrong [like i had to ask :)]) -nathan On 6/29/07, Jay Blanchard <jblanchard@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
[snip] umm... not sure who posted that ldap isn't a database... ldap isn't a database like oracle, mysql, sybase, etc.. it's meant to be a kind of lightweight database/protocol for establishing user address book kinds of information, normally used for user id/auth processes. [/snip] Twas me. LDAP is not a database it is a protocol for accessing a directory service which is the abstraction layer for the actual data repository namespace. -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
