To: Randy Harris: Source For Free MySql ? (previous post & your reply)

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Bob

Hello Mr. Harris:

Thank you very much for replying to my question about trying
to find a cheap alternative to Access for my database course.
Appreciate your time.

I looked via Google, honest, but cannot find a "free" source link for
MySql.

Might you suggest one, please ?

BTW: don't want to presume on your time, but I have never dowloaded
files
via ftp, which is apparently the method the download PostgreSql site
uses.
How does one do it ? Just download all the listed ones?
Then, how do you install them (running W98) ?

Which of the two programs is used more, and wouldpresumably be a more
useful program to learn ?

Thanks again,
Bob
 
Hi Bob,

First off, it's Randy (Mr. Harris is, sadly, deceased).

I'm no expert by any measure in either PostgreSQL or MySQL. My impression is
that PostgreSQL might be somewhat more powerful than MySQL but MySQL is
easier to set up and use and might be easier to get support for. I can't
remember the specifics for coming to that conclusion, some time back I did a
comparison between them (couldn't get funding for an Oracle license) and
determined that PostgreSQL had functionality that I needed that MySQL lacked
(triggers or sequences or something).

I googled for "download Mysql", this was the first hit:

http://www.mysql.com/downloads/

You should be able to do the same for PostgreSQL. Your browser will do the
ftp download for you. You'll need to choose a mirror site, then select the
binaries for the appropriate windows platform.

BTW - I looked over the syllabus for the course (you posted the URL at
Kevin's request). It looks very good to me, he covers a great deal of
material in six weeks. It mentions developing an application with MS
Access. I think that you should contact your academic advisor (or the
course instructor) to make certain that you won't need Access. You're
liable to get MySQL, then find out you can't complete the course without
Access.

Best of Luck,
Randy
 
Go to http://www.mysql.com/downloads/index.html

It states that you only need to purchase a license under the following
conditions:

- If you distribute MySQL Software with your non open source software,
- If you want warranty from MySQL AB for the MySQL software,
- If you want to support MySQL development.

and it doesn't sound like any of those apply to you.
 
If I remember correctly from the various web design boards I lurk in, MySQL
is limited in what it can do, but then again so is access (triggers, online
backup,etc.)

There are 120 eval copies of SQL Server available, as well as the $49
developer edition if you choose to go that route.

--
Kevin Hill
President
3NF Consulting

www.3nf-inc.com/NewsGroups.htm
 
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