>> PHP has a shortcoming of NOT having a unified interface to "any" DB.
MySQL
>> uses one set of function calls, while PgSQL another. Yes, of course
they
>> could add support for another (very popular) DB. But I'd rather feel
out
>> their support for JSP/JDBC, which should be in :-)
>
> Sounds like PHP needs something similar to DBD for Perl.
It actually does. The PEAR DB Support stuff isn't too bad. I have used
it several times when I wasn't sure which database was going to be used.
I suppose in addition to asking my question, was the unasked one. If
PostgreSQL is to gain broader appeal, then developers like Macromedia
need to be conviced to either make their products 'database neutral' by
providing a generic hook or providing more than one of the popular
alternatives. As it is, there are a bunch of web designers using DW
that go straight for a PHP+MySQL solution because that is what DW
supports :-( PostgreSQL doesn't even get a look in.
Glen
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