[cgiapp] Re: [OT] feedback requested: CGI::Session::PureSQL

[Mark Stosberg <suppressed>]

On 2003-10-16, Brett Sanger <suppressed> wrote:
>> My issue with stock CGI::Session module was that it doesn't obey
>> SQL data storage conventions. Instead, it crams a complex Perl data
>> structure into a single SQL field. This makes accessing the specific
>
> Heh.  I just wrote a module here to do this.  I consider it a feature :)
>
> We use it for persistant storage where the columns are subject to rapid
> change, and aren't used for searching the data.  (For example, with
> surveys.  The user can change the columns involved all they want, and
> we don't have to modify the table at all.)  Given our small web shop,
> this can save hours of headache.

That sounds like the decent use for the paradigm. "PureSQL" simply
provides an alternative, rather than replacing the way the original
Postgres driver works. So folks can still have the original
functionality if they'd like.

	Mark

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