name:	TextDB
language:	PHP
last updated:	2004.08.11

this was a project i started up back in 2000. basically, it is a database engine that doesn't rely on any external database. it was handy for me because there are many low-cost hosting companies who don't provide you with a database, and this was for all those that didn't want to pay extra for a database. it is open source and distributed under the gpl, so it can be freely modified and distributed.

it was written in php, and basically i just lost interest in it. i think if you want to use it in a production environment, it would be a little slow and taxing on the cpu, since everything is done in php itself. i did, however, learn quite a bit about databases and parsing basic SQL queries. one day i would like to continue development on it, since it still seems to be getting downloaded. i have had some people interested in continuing working on the project, and i have added them as developers, but nothing seems to have gotten done.

stuff i would like done:

• XML file format
• hash tables for faster queries
• more object oriented
• php 5 compatible

i'm sure there's more but that will do for now.

links:
home page
sourceforge project page