Re: Re: php as stored procedures

postgres support for pl/VB? :)

Adam Lang
Systems Engineer
Rutgers Casualty Insurance Company
http://www.rutgersinsurance.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mitch Vincent" <mitch(at)venux(dot)net>
To: <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2001 1:54 PM
Subject: [GENERAL] Re: php as stored procedures

> PHP is nice, but it's designed for a very specific purpose -- to write
web
> based applications quickly. Having it in a DB is a little silly if you ask
> me.. Pl/pgsql is nice for smaller functions, C is great for everything
else
> and of course, if you're a Perl monk, use it! :-)
>
> Pl/PHP is possible (simply because anything is possible) but I doubt
you'll
> see any of the core developers doing anything of the sort though..
However,
> I'm sure they'd encourage anyone to write anything they wanted so go for
it!
>
> Pl/Ruby - there is an idea *grin*
>
> -Mitch