RE: [Phpwebsite-developers] PEAR and Database Abstraction

[Darrel <da...@ii...>]

I have been experimenting with creating the Fallout database in
Microsoft SQL Server.  Amongst a few other things that I am
investigating, I noticed that MS SQL Server chokes on the width
specifier used after tinyint, int and timestamp.  After reading the
MySQL docs it appears that this value is completely optional and has no
effect on the supported range of values.

Maybe for the sake of compatibility, the width specifier could be
dropped?

Darrel

> 
> As for the question as to why should we support many 
> databases. Our goal is to make phpWebSite THE platform to 
> program for. Instead of focusing on the "gee whiz", we focus 
> on flexibility, standard, and easy of use. This draws 
> developers which allows us to grow. More database options, 
> means better chances for module creation. Why limit ourselves 
> to people who just know MySQL when we can pull developers 
> from seven other databases?
> 
> 
> Matthew McNaney