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Old 07-11-2007, 12:34 PM
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Originally Posted by rpgfan3233 View Post
Well, MySQL and PostgreSQL are both free for one thing. You could use MS SQL Server 2005 Express Edition, which I believe is also free, but I tried using it and couldn't even get it configured after installation. I prefer MySQL because I also like PHP, and they integrate so nicely together, not to mention the ease of installation and configuration of both (I use Apache HTTP Server, not IIS).
Yeah, many people do program PHP, and uses Apache, and mySQL because all of them are free. Why can't you configure it? I guess I should try it out myself too, but I just want to know why MsSQL is not recommended to those who've experienced with mySQL vs. MsSQL...?

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