Re: Web Databases !

On 11 Jun 97 at 20:15, Bill Wilson wrote: > I agree with all that Micheal advised, EXCEPT the part about Linux. > While NT requires a small initial investment, everything else you > need to host your internet site is free. In particular the > supporting tools are vastly superior to anything available for LINUX > or any other UNIX system I've seen. Whoa now sonny-boy. Them there's fighting words! > With a UNIX based web site, you will have to pay for everything > else, from your web server software to scripting engines and > database access technologies. While there are lots of choices for > these, you must resolve all the compatability and reliability issues > yourself. There are probably as many free web servers (if not more) for UNIX. Plus, they've been around for longer than NT has, so they're more stable and faster. Excuse my ignorance, but what is a "scripting engine?" Unix has many free database access technologies. > LONG LIVE NT!!! You poor soul. You need help! :-) -- Ciao, Billy Nose to the ground and ear to the grindstone in: Kuwait, 46 Degrees Celsius