5.2. Non-SQL Databases
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File-system based.
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Either binary key - binary value associative array
(like Berkeley DB, GDBM, etc.).
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Or relational-database based (XDBM and friends) - multiple fields in a table,
indexes, etc.
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Freshmeat Article about
Non-SQL Databases
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Working with such databases is more tedious than working with SQL databases.
But they offer somewhat greater control.
Written by Shlomi Fish