PHP has support (although depreciated) for dbase databases, dbm databases, etc. Check the manual page, there are many types of databases supported, including a couple flat file versions. Why re-create the wheel? I understand the "red tape", being in the military. I don't see why it would be hard to get PostgreSQL or MySQL support, though, there is zero cost to the company. ---John Holmes... PS: Miva? Heh...I remember _almost_ learning that...but I found PHP before I got too interested in it... > -----Original Message----- > From: Negretti, John (CCI-San Diego) [mailto:John.Negretti@cox.com] > Sent: Tuesday, October 22, 2002 12:00 PM > To: php-general@lists.php.net; php-windows@lists.php.net > Cc: php-db@lists.php.net; php-evangelism-help@lists.php.net > Subject: [PHP] PHP and databases? ...without MySQL and such > > Hello All, > > I am somewhat new to PHP and I have a question relating to FLAT FILE > databases. First let me give an introduction to my question. > > I used to work at a company (www.miva.com) where we developed our own > scripting language "Miva Script", so my only experience with PHP was for > comparison and such. The company was not doing so good and was barley > afloat, so I left. In my efforts to find a new scripting language I > choose PHP over ColdFusion, even though Miva Script was so similar to > ColdFusion. I am loving PHP, I never realized just how extensive PHP is. > Now I am at a big company where "red tape" has to be dealt with before I > could get access to a database server. With the Miva Script language it > has it's own built-in database (dBASE-DBF), so databases were never a > problem with web development. So, I am stuck with either using PHP and > finding a solution "or" reverting to Miva Script, which I do NOT want to > do, of course I want to stay with PHP. I have been doing some research on > google.com and such and have not found too much information on PHP with > Flat File or DBF databases. I did find some PHP scripts working with Flat > File databases, but not really what I need. Does anyone have any > suggestions, or is PHP mostly just for MySQL and such. > > I am developing some PHP classes/functions that are utilizing "file()" and > "array()" to read and edit my flat files. It's not perfected yet and I am > running into difficulties here and there and this is why am I asking for > any opinions or comments on available resources. When I get done with it > I'll post it for free at www.ideablue.com (my personal site). Well, I do > give thanks in advance for any help. > > NOTE: I think PHP is a great language and I do hope to stick with it. > There are many great resources like www.phpbuilder.com, > www.phpbeginner.com and the extensive documentation at www.php.net. > Thanks to all that help us new PHP developers. > > John Negretti > Web Applications Developer > Cox Communications www.cox.com > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
