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What is the difference of using<br />
DBM and DBI?<br />

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What is the difference of using
DBM and DBI?


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DBI is for accessing databases such as oracle, access etc whereas dbm is a simple database managment facilitie for UNIX. if you are using unix and you only have a simple relational model then this might be for you. but if you want to take the advantages of sql etc them dbi is the awnswer. dbi is simply a framework module, you actually get dbd specific drivers for the database you want to talk to. i just answered a question about DBD and put a example of dbd in it, have a look its in the locked questions bit. 
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DBI is for accessing databases such as oracle, access etc whereas dbm is a simple database managment facilitie for UNIX. if you are using unix and you only have a simple relational model then this might be for you. but if you want to take the advantages of sql etc them dbi is the awnswer. dbi is simply a framework module, you actually get dbd specific drivers for the database you want to talk to. i just answered a question about DBD and put a example of dbd in it, have a look its in the locked questions bit.

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I have a perl cgi guestbook in my site, now I want to use database to save the data .<br />
but I never use database before,<br />
how to use it? with perl-cgi? and what database software?<br />
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any simple source?<br />
any simple reference?<br />

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I have a perl cgi guestbook in my site, now I want to use database to save the data .
but I never use database before,
how to use it? with perl-cgi? and what database software?

any simple source?
any simple reference?


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