From: James Gray <james@...>
Date: 2009-05-18T04:49:06+09:00
Subject: Re: Berkeley DB or Store equivalent?

On May 17, 2009, at 1:01 PM, Mk 27 wrote:

> I have never used mySQL because perl's Storable or BerkeleyDB modules
> always did me fine for cgi stuff.  I am going to be learning rails,  
> so I
> supposed I will have to learn mySQL anyway, but I was wondering: is it
> exclusively web based, or could I use it to produce database files for
> use in a (non web app) ruby script?

MySQL is not required for Rails.  It works with SQLite, Postgres,  
Oracle, and more.

> If not, is there a ruby equivalent to something nice and simple like
> Storable?

Yeah, Ruby's Marshal module is similar.  If you would prefer a  
BerkeleyDB like experience, check out Tokyo Cabinet.

James Edward Gray II