Re: [GENERAL] interesting PHP/MySQL thread

On Sun, Jun 22, 2003 at 10:19:20PM -0400, Tom Lane wrote:
> Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us> writes:
> > Interesting thread (php-dev subj: removing bundled libmysql):
> > http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=php-dev&m=105621066832429&w=2

Note the comment on
http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=php-dev&m=105624024116515&w=2 :

Georg Richter wrote:
> Unbelievable.
> Guess the postgres guys are licking their chops over this.

> > We need to use this opportunity to encourage PHP folks to switch to
> > PostgreSQL.
>
> Indeed. What can we do exactly?

Probably the Postgres client library (that'd be libpq) can be included
as part of the PHP distribution. With that, according to the thread,
the Postgres support could be built in by default. I can't find the PHP
license on their website though.

Better hurry. Sterling Hughes is proposing to enable SQlite support by
default; that move could be bad for the lobbying of activating Pg
support.

--
Alvaro Herrera (<alvherre[a]dcc.uchile.cl>)
"The Postgresql hackers have what I call a "NASA space shot" mentality.
Quite refreshing in a world of "weekend drag racer" developers."
(Scott Marlowe)