Seems that everyone is saying "GO SQL!", so I've started to do some research into it, but I've got a few questions:
- Is is possible to set it up so I could develop the program on my Win98 desktop and have it completely portable to a Linux server with minimal changes? Basically: is it cross-platform?
- How hard is it to learn SQL?
- Should I get a really good handle on Perl and Linux before I start messing with any SQL stuff?
- Is there any natively supported database system that Perl uses? I've been reading a book called Teach Yourself Perl 5 in 24 Hours (yea right, 24 hours!) and it had a little example of a program that uses DBMs. Where could I find some more information in newbie language for that?
As you can see, this newbie's got tons of questions. Perhaps some of these questions are stupid, but I really want to learn. I appreciate all the help I'm getting from the people here! Thanks guys!
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