Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Where is Base?

Just a short note: Base can connect to a MySql database using a connector.
I even think, knowing not much about Base, that an external database for storage is a very good way 
to go...Am 02.03.2015 16:54 schrieb Peter Goggin <petergoggin@bigpond.com>:
> I have read with interest the emails on Base.   I have always regarded 
> the data base component of Open Office, Libre office as the equivalent 
> to the datbase component of MS Access.   I have 5 data bases, originally 
> run under windows and MS Access which I have converted to run under 
> Libre Base. I have found the LibreBase is probable slightly easier to 
> use than MS Access and it certainly copes very well with my data bases, 
> all of which are small. (The biggest has about 5000 records) The only 
> problem I have had is in a new database where I needed to store photos 
> against each record. It quickly gave up after about 4 records. I am not 
> certain why, but other claims on my time have prevented me for 
> investigating what caused the problem.
>
> I was a database administrator for many years with extremely large data 
> bases (millioms of records) using Oracle, etc.  When I needed to manage 
> a large data base (about 100,000 records, 30 to 40 users) in linux, I 
> used MySQL with web based front end using PHP to connect to the database.
>
> My advice to people needing to use databases is to use Base for small 
> databases (less than 10000 records). For larger bases consider using 
> Mysql with a web based front end and PHP to connect to the databse.
>
> Regards
>
> Peter Goggin
>
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