Posted by Jerry Stuckle on 11/15/06 03:14

Jim Carlock wrote:
> "Jerry Stuckle" <jstucklex@attglobal.net> posted...
> : Or ask TimeWarner to reinstate it.
>
> Yes, I sent a message through to them but they never replied.
> They probably considered it SPAM and deleted it. <g> No
> telling, as it didn't come from a TimeWarner email address.
>
> Is there a native database environment built into PHP, not
> one that connects to an outside database, but one that writes
> to it's own data files.
>
> The file operations work well enough that I'm thinking that
> I'll just throw things into a csv formatted file and read and
> write from such. I'm taking a look at the fgetcsv() and
> fputcsv() functions right at the moment.
>
> I'm also looking for a way to set up a root data folder in
> Apache and appreciate any suggestions there, something
> similiar to $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] but want
> to use something like $_SERVER['DATA_ROOT'] to get
> to the folder. I think this is an Apache question though. Is
> there a way to set up such variables inside of Apache and
> make them available to PHP? Or is such a thing available
> through PHP?
>
> Thanks.
>

Jim,

No, PHP is a programming language, not a database. It does, however,
interface with several databases.

The MySQL interface works quite well. I highly suggest you use it; it
will be a lot more reliable than CSV files - which can cause problems if
two or more pages are accessing them concurrently, for instance. And
the code to handle this concurrency is a lot more complicated than a few
SQL statements.

Maybe you should try emailing TimeWarner from a TW account. I have
Comcast here, and have an account on it - although I never use it. You
probably have one (or at least access to one), also.

Or, as I mentioned, Google Groups will get you there.

And yes, you're talking an Apache configuration question. But there
isn't a DATA_ROOT directory. Remember, to Apache, everything is "data".
Just some have to be processed more than others.

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