 Sly |
October 27th, 2003 11:17 GMT |
 
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On tour ...
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Yes, flat file databases (like DBM) eat server resources and are not really practical and as even cheap hosting these days has MySQL then why would anyone want to use DBM ...
We will help whenever we can and time permitting but occassionally some servers just wont allow the transition due to perl module problems. I hasten to add that this is rare - but still a possible risk. But the good news is that the transition from DBM to MySQL does not destroy the DBM database so no info is lost so its always worth a try.
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some may know me as wwfdisciple from swarf.net
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Post: #2767
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I just converted my DBM database to SQL and can't figure out what I was so worried about. It was a simple task once you create the mysql database and follow the step by step instructions that sly posted.
I am glad that is over with and not a monkey on my back so to speak.
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| Sly |
October 27th, 2003 20:45 GMT |
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Post: #2772
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Then you converted that to 'that other board' ... at least my instuctions served you well one last time ... 
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October 28th, 2003 07:52 GMT |
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Post: #2791
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I'm actually having trouble creating a mySQL database. I followed Sly's advice and keep getting error messages when I try to create it. If worse comes to worse, I'll start from scratch.
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| Niall |
October 28th, 2003 16:02 GMT |
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Niall
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Post: #2800
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Keep at it though, once you've got SQL you will be able to convert to ICT. 
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Infinite Core Technologies
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| Camil |
October 28th, 2003 17:43 GMT |
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| CHOPPER |
October 29th, 2003 07:46 GMT |
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Post: #2836
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I only have 32 members at the moment. So at worst, I'll only lose 31 members if I start from scratch. It just sounds a bit better that way. 
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| Niall |
October 29th, 2003 11:04 GMT |
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Niall
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Post: #2849
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With 32 there's no real need, better to start a fresh. It's really for people with hundreds of members on quite an active site.
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| Sly |
November 04th, 2003 15:41 GMT |
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On tour ...
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Post: #3070
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What you see is what we are using - collapsable things use DHTML and thats not always cross browser friendly. For people who do want a collapsable one - then they could easily add it to the skins they make ;)
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