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Posted by Gustavo Narea on 11/14/05 22:37
Hi, Richard.
Richard Lynch wrote:
> On Sat, November 12, 2005 10:29 am, Gustavo Narea wrote:
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>> - AFAIK, there are 3 versions of the Standard SQL (1993, 1999 and
>>2003), but, Which one am I going to need for this test?
>
>
> I think it would be best to focus on SQL 92 because:
>
> A) It's unlikely that a significant number of Zend Cert questions
> would be THAT picuyane to depend on SQL99 (?) or SQL03 (??)
>
> B) Most db platforms haven't even caught up to SQL92 yet, not fully.
> They're all "close" but none are "done".
> So you may miss a question or two because of the difference between
> reality and the Cert test question, but you won't miss a whole bunch
> of them.
Yes, I am going to take that into account.
By the way, I was wrong: There are more than 3 versions of this
standard; according wikipedia there are five.
>> - Should I learn to use another HTTP server?
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>
> HTTP server?
>
> It might be good to play with PHP on a Windows box, just to see what
> it's like... Not with IIS, though, as that's just TOO painful :-)
Good ;-), I spent a couple of years using PHP on Window$ (with Apache)
before switching to GNU/Linux a few months ago.
> Another SQL server would probably be even more useful.
>
> PostgreSQL is probably the easiest (and certainly the cheapest) to try
> from a MySQL background. And PostgresQL is picky enough that all the
> bad habits you picked up in MySQL will get corrected pretty
> quick-like. :-)
That's a good reason for me to learn PostgreSQL!
Thanks you so much, Richard.
Regards.
--
Gustavo Narea.
PHP Documentation - Spanish Translation Team.
Valencia, Venezuela.
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