PostgreSQL support prototyped

Posted by Sigurd on 29 October 2008

While MySQL is an extremely versatile and hugely popular database, we have been wanting to give users of our software choice in using other databases—this is very helpful, for instance, where you might have existing applications or software running PostgreSQL or Microsoft SQL Server and where you want tight integration.

Last year, as part of the support we received through Google Summer of Code, Philipp Krenn started work on this effort, which was then passed onto Geoff Munn, one of SilverStripe's core developers.

A few weeks ago Geoff got SilverStripe installed on PostgreSQL, along with the blog module. There is still plenty of work to go, so this won't be making the upcoming SilverStripe 2.3 release. However, if you are able to volunteer serious help as an experienced developer, please contact Geoff (geoff at silverstripe.com), as this would be awesome in moving this ambitious work forward.

Check out what the comment says in the screenshot below...

Screenshot of SilverStripe running Postgres Database - Prototype only

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  • Great to see the ability to move away from only one database system - the fact that its based in PDO is just another bonus, and will make it alot easier to implement further drivers when this does get merged back.

    Great job!

    Posted by ajshort, 1 year ago

  • Well done Geoff.

    Posted by mark, 1 year ago

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