[Web4lib] RE: Looking for an open source PHP/MySQL database...a clarification

[Joshua Ferraro]

I'd highly recommend Zebra: http://indexdata.dk/zebra.

You can index any structured record format and then spawn a
Z39.50 server to make the database searchable. In a couple of
months we'll have a Perl-ZOOM module to replace Net::Z3950 and
then you'll be able to do database management as well (adding,
editing records, etc.) all from a simple Perl API.

Zebra (along with most of Index Data's software) is 100% free
software so you're free to use it at no charge. Of course, if
ou'd like help setting it up I'm sure Index Data would be glad
to be of assistance :-).

Take it from me, Zebra is a much better way of handling structured
textual data than a relational database like MySQL (I'm the
current Release Manager for Koha and we're in the process of
moving the textual parts of our database engine over to Zebra
from MySQL).

Cheers,
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On Tue, Oct 25, 2005 at 05:09:30PM -0500, David P. Moore wrote:
> Thanks to everyone for the responses so far...but after talking with my
> staff further it turns out that what I need is a simple PHP/MySQL database
> solution, not a full blown ILS catalog system. We just need to upload some
> text based records on the web and have the data searchable and manageable
> through an admin login. So suggestions along these lines will be appreciated
> as well, and I'll summarize all of it to the list, 
> 
> Thanks again!
> 
> David P. Moore
> Electronic Resources/Business Librarian
> M. Louis Salmon Library
> University of Alabama in Huntsville
> Huntsville, AL 35899
> 256-824-6285
> FAX: 256-824-6083
> david.moore at uah.edu
> http://lib.uah.edu