Database Applications
PHP supports practically every database you might attempt to use with it. The most common databases are:
MySQL, www.mysql.com (Figure B.1)
Figure B.1. The home page of the very popular MySQL database.
mSQL, www.hughes.com.au
PostgreSQL, www.postgresql.org
Oracle, www.oracle.com
DB2, www.ibm.com/db2
Interbase, www.interbase.com
SQLServer, www.microsoft.com/sql/default.asp
Microsoft Access, www.microsoft.com/office/access/default.htm
dBase, www.dbase.com
filePro, www.fptech.com
Sybase, www.sybase.com
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