Some weeks ago I was looking for a free database for a new personal project.
I have used MySQL for years, but I decided to change after it was bought by Oracle.
During my research, among other solutions like PostgreSQL or mariaDB (a MySQL fork), I found a new one, Cubrid.
What is Cubrid?
Cubrid is a Korean Open Source Relational Database Management System (RDMS) distributed under multiple licenses.
Its development began in 2006 and the first stable version was released in 2008. They are now providing a new one each year.
As this system has gone international lately, the major clients are Korean companies or institutions.
This database is particularly adapted for Web applications or, in a more general way, all the projects which require many concurrent database accesses.
You can find details about the architecture on their website.
The binaries are available in 32 or 64bit for a number of Linux based operating systems and also for Windows, from XP to Vista.
Windows 7 is not in their list but I have installed a test instance on my pc and it is running fine.
Get the full list here: http://www.cubrid.org/windows_downloads
Tools
Cubrid’s developers also provide some management tools, Query browser, plugins,…The website is very well documented, so I will not copy the full list now, you can find it here: http://www.cubrid.org/cubrid_manager
Until now I have only used the Cubrid Manager to administrate our database hosted on the Remote Debian Server.
The administration of a Linux instance from a Windows system is not a problem, once the configuration is correctly done on the server.
Conclusion
Cubrid is particulary used in Asia and it’s difficult to find resources or tests from other sites as Cubrid’s.
I never trust the editors reviews but I think it’s a great Open Source project and Cubrid must have its place next to the other solutions. Especially for Web applications projects.
As you can see, this article is just an introduction. I will post another one later when I have more experience with Cubrid.
Giving more details in the blog is useless, the official website is very well documented: http://www.cubrid.org
Take a look at their blog too, there are some interesting technical posts: http://blog.cubrid.org/
Benoit Reboul
Tags: Cubrid, database, Debian, korean database, relational database
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