Vicnet offers PostgreSQL and MySQL database hosting.
Pronounced "Post gra ess queue elle" and sometimes simply referred to as "Post grez", PostgreSQL is an award-winning, enterprise class, open source relational database system.
Currently (March 2006) Vicnet supports PostgreSQL version 7.4.8
PostgreSQL is a mature application having been under active development for 15 years.
PostgreSQL is highly standards compliant including support for most SQL-92 and SQL99 data types.
MySQL is one of the most popular database systems in the world, especially amongst open source database systems.
Currently (March 2006) Vicnet support MySQL version 5.0.18
Like PostgreSQL, MySQL has won several awards.
Commonly used in combination with the PHP programming language for it's ease of use and compatibility, MySQL is a core element of the rapidly growing 'LAMP' (Linux, Apache, MySQL, Perl / PHP / Python) software development environment.
With the popularity of LAMP comes several major software packages that are easy to install with MySQL. These packages include:
Vicnet Database Hosting is available for a configuration fee of $55.00 inc. GST with Virtual Web Server (VWS) accounts. Please contact our Sales team via sales@vicnet.net.au.
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