pkgsrc/databases/p5-DBD-mysql/DESCR

Mysql.pm and DBD::mysql implement two different approaches to
communicate with an mysql server. DBD::mysql is built upon the DBI,
the generic Perl Database Interface. It brings you an identical
interface to a broad variety of databases and is in this regard
comparable to ODBC.

The advantage of the DBI approach is portability and interoperability.
Mysql.pm is the elder species.  It was written before DBI was
available but inspired by an early draft of the DBI specification.
As has been been circulating longer it are more mature and pretty
stable. It is also more complete than DBD::mysql.
Initial import of p5-DBD-mysql based on msql-mysql-modules-1.2017. This is the DBI backend for mysql databases. 1999-06-10 20:32:36 +02:00			`Mysql.pm and DBD::mysql implement two different approaches to`
Updated p5-DBD-mysql to 1.2219 Changes since 2.2216 are missing, here is the changes from 1.2215 to 1.2216 : * Portability changes for mSQL 3 and MySQL 4. * Added transaction support for MySQL. (Bob Lyons <lyons@nextrials.com>) * dbd/dbdimp.c: Fixed MAXLENGTH warning; used to hint for a not existing mysql_maxlength, which should read mysql_max_length. (Paul DuBois <paul@snake.net>) * Fixed installation problem when a directory was specified, but did not exist. (Will Partain <partain@dcs.gla.ac.uk>) * Fixed that mysql_errno wasn't used properly. (Chris Adams <cmadams@hiwaay.net>) * Fixed test suite problem, when user name and password have been interpolated. (Bruno Hivert (LMC) <lmcbrhi@lmc.ericsson.se>) * mysql_insertid and mysql_affectedrows are no longer treated as integers, but longs. Thanks to Michael G Schwern <schwern@pobox.com>. 2002-03-20 12:33:04 +01:00			`communicate with an mysql server. DBD::mysql is built upon the DBI,`
			`the generic Perl Database Interface. It brings you an identical`
			`interface to a broad variety of databases and is in this regard`
			`comparable to ODBC.`

			`The advantage of the DBI approach is portability and interoperability.`
			`Mysql.pm is the elder species. It was written before DBI was`
			`available but inspired by an early draft of the DBI specification.`
			`As has been been circulating longer it are more mature and pretty`
			`stable. It is also more complete than DBD::mysql.`